In ancient times, the fruit of the mandrake plant was used in medicine as a narcotic and for preventing or relieving spasms. The fruit was also credited with the capacity to excite sexual desire and to increase human fertility or aid in conception.
प्राचीन काळी, पुत्रदात्रीच्या झाडाचे फळ गुंगीकारी औषध म्हणून आणि वेदना घालवण्यासाठी किंवा कमी करण्यासाठी वापरले जायचे.