 Clinical reports of the effects of consumption of "Mandragora officinarum" (as "Mandragora autumnalis") include severe symptoms similar to those of atropine poisoning, including blurred vision, dilation of the pupils (mydriasis), dryness of the mouth, difficulty in urinating, dizziness, headache, vomiting, blushing and a rapid heart rate (tachycardia).Hyperactivity and hallucinations also occurred in the majority of patients.Mandrake has a long history of medicinal use, although superstition has played a large part in the uses to which it has been applied.