Mandrake

Mandrake was a drug that was exploited by the Mandragora Helix in the 1990s in an attempt to conquer Earth. (COMIC: The Mark of Mandragora)

In 800, French king and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne lost a food taster to mandrake poisoning. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer)

In the 41st century, Erimem tricked Sekhmet into drinking her blood which was poisoned with distilled mandrake root that was contained in Erimem's signet ring. (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon)

Behind the scenes

 * The mandrake plant (genus Mandragora) belongs to the nightshade family, along with tomatoes and potatoes. It is a hallucinogen and can be toxic in large doses.