Whatever: mandrakes -as we know then today- are used sometimes in homeopathy

see below for the place where it is mentioned in the Tora

Best known clinical use in homeopathy: [ the root is used: mandragora e radice, ask for this] : D6

Symptoms: very heavy arms and legs ,muscle pains like after heavy exertion, joint pains [hips, knees ] and sciatica [ischias] symptoms all feeling better with continued motion / movement and heat.

Arthritis like pains and muscle pains seem to react sometimes remarkable quick on mandragora

Abdominal pain, sciatica feels better by stretching backwards.

Dizziness may be an extremely strong symptom in the picture of mandragora [just like phosphorus,conium and magnesium]

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Rosh Kollel: Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld

1. Question: What are Duda'im?

2. Answer #1 (Rav): They are Yavruchi (this is the Targum. Perhaps they are mandrakes. Rashi is unsure what they are.)

3. Answer #2 (Levi): They are Siglei (violets?)

4. Answer #3 (R. Yonason): They are Seviski (a type of spice).

Whatever: mandrakes -as we know then today- are used sometimes in homeopathy

14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah: 'Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.'