Latin name: Datura stramonium Genus: Nightshade family (very poisonous!) Folk names: Sleepingwort, Devil’s apple
Plant description
nightshade plants, VERY POISON! The plant can grow up to one meter high, is annual and fast growing. Branched stem with leaves that resemble those of the maple tree.
The flowers sit on the branch forks, are stalked, funnel-shaped and bright white. They open in the evening and fade quickly. The calyx as well as the blossoms are pentate.
Spiny, spherical fruits with small black seeds are formed from them. Flowering time: June to October. Occurrence: The datura is native to North and South America. In Europe, it now also grows on wasteland and along roadsides. The leaves and the seeds.
Ingredients
Atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine and some other minor alkaloids.
Curative effects and application
The datura is very poisonous and should not be used by laymen. From seeds and leaves a tincture is prepared which can be a component of asthma drops and brings relief from cramped cough. Datura is prepared from the fresh, young plant at the beginning of flowering as a mother tincture. It is not a common remedy used for asthma and whooping cough in D3 to D6 or very rarely for severe nervous irritations, then in higher potencies.
Side effects
All parts of the datura are very poisonous! Not suitable for self treatment! Poisoning manifests itself by scratching the throat, arousal, paralysis.
