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Atropa is a genus of plants in the nightshade family. Its
best-known member is the deadly nightshade, Atropa
belladonna. Its pharmacologically active ingredient is Atropine. The genus is
named for one of the Three Fates, the one which cut the life thread.
In some older classifications, the Mandrake (Mandragora
officinarum) is considered a species of the Atropa genus.
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