Datura: Medicinal Uses

Products Datura extracts are hardly used pharmaceutically today. Alternative medicine preparations such as homeopathics and the pure ingredients such as atropine and scopolamine are an exception. Stem plant Datura L. of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Medicinal drug Stramonium leaves (Stramonii folium) are used as a medicinal raw material, the dried leaves or from the dried … Datura: Medicinal Uses

Belladonna: Medicinal Uses

Products In medicine, drugs with the active ingredient atropine are mainly used. Preparations from the leaves are less common today. In alternative medicine, belladonna is widely used, but mainly in the form of strong homeopathic dilutions. Stem plant Belladonna, a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), is native to Europe. The genus name is derived … Belladonna: Medicinal Uses

LAMA

Products LAMAs are commercially available as powders and inhalation solutions and are administered with a specially designed inhaler or with a nebulizer (nebulizer). LAMA is the acronym for , which means long-acting antagonists at muscarinic receptors. Structure and properties LAMAs are derived from the parasympatholytic atropine, which is a natural plant constituent found in various … LAMA

Intoxicant

Products Legally, a distinction can be made between legal intoxicants (e.g., alcohol, nicotine) and prohibited substances (e.g., many hallucinogens, some amphetamines, opioids). Some substances, such as the opioids or the benzodiazepines, are used as drugs and are legally available with a doctor’s prescription. However, their use as intoxicants is not intended and is therefore referred … Intoxicant

Scopolamine

Products Scopolamine is currently sold in many countries exclusively in the form of eye drops. The transdermal patch Scopoderm TTS and other medications are no longer available. In some countries, other medicines containing scopolamine are available, such as Kwells motion sickness tablets and the Transderm Scop transdermal patch. This article refers to peroral use. In … Scopolamine

Scopolamine Butyl Bromide

Products Scopolamine butylbromide is available worldwide in the form of dragées, suppositories, and as a solution for injection. It has been commercially available in Germany and in many countries since 1952 (Buscopan, Boehringer Ingelheim) in the form of the dragées and suppositories even without a doctor’s prescription. In some countries, a combination with the analgesic … Scopolamine Butyl Bromide

Parasympatholytics

Products Parasympatholytics are commercially available, for example, in the form of tablets, capsules, solutions, as inhalation preparations, injection solutions, and eye drops. This article refers to antagonists at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such as ganglion blockers, are discussed separately. Structure and properties Many parasympatholytics are structurally derived from atropine, a natural … Parasympatholytics

Black Henbane

Stem plant Solanaceae, black henbane. Medicinal drug Hyoscyami folium – hyoscyamus leaves Hyoscyami herba recens – Fresh henbane Preparations Hyoscyami maceratum oleosum Hyoscyami oleum Hyoscyami tinctura Ingredients Tropane alkaloids: atropine, L-hyoscyamine, as in datura higher content of scopolamine than in belladonna. Effects Indications As an anticholinergic in colds, in spasms in the gastrointestinal tract. Contained … Black Henbane

Atropine

Products Atropine is commercially available in the form of eye drops, drops, and as a solution for injection. It has been approved in many countries since 1987. Medicinal plants containing atropine have been used medicinally for much longer. Structure and properties Atropine (C17H23NO3, Mr = 289.4 g/mol) is a tertiary amine and belongs to the … Atropine

Datura Poisoning

Symptoms The possible symptoms and consequences of datura poisoning include: Dry mouth, dry skin and mucous membranes, thirst, difficulty speaking and swallowing. Dilation of the pupils Visual disturbances, sensitivity to light Urinary retention, constipation, nausea and vomiting. Feeling of heat, increased temperature, flush Rapid pulse, palpitations, low blood pressure. Movement disorders, rapid breathing rate Hallucinations … Datura Poisoning

Nutmeg: Medicinal Uses

Stem plant The Houttuyn nutmeg tree (Myristicaceae) is a bushy, evergreen tree that grows 9 to 12 m tall and bears yellow fruits that resemble apricots or peaches, each containing a seed encased in a bright red, fleshy seed coat. The nutmeg tree grows in the Banda Islands, an Indonesian archipelago that is part of … Nutmeg: Medicinal Uses

Biodrugs and Party Drugs: Psychotrips with Side Effects

If you look at the inconspicuous Pointed Cone Bald, the thin whitish mushroom looks rather harmless – and that’s exactly what it is not, quite the opposite. It evokes hallucinations 20 minutes after eating, sometimes colorful sensory perceptions, and sometimes the trip into the drug world ends in a horror trip. The bald head belongs … Biodrugs and Party Drugs: Psychotrips with Side Effects