Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum ... in European folklore. This plant, native to the Mediterranean region, is often depicted in ancient texts as having a humanoid root. The myths surrounding ...

It was believed that the mandrake root emited a shrill cry that drove ... My Antony is away". Mandrake or mandragora is also referred to in Othello, Romeo and Juliet and Henry VI, Part 2.