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
Products In many countries, finished medicines containing cocaine are currently no longer commercially available. However, they can be prepared as an extemporaneous prescription in a pharmacy. Cocaine is subject to the Narcotics Act and requires an aggravated prescription, but it is not banned as a drug. It is also sold as an illegal narcotic on … Cocaine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses
Products In many countries, no medicines containing preparations of angel’s trumpet are on the market. Angel’s trumpets are sold as ornamental plants. Stem plant Angel’s trumpets belong to the genus and family Solanaceae. Representatives are, for example , and . The decorative plants are originally from South America. They are perennial shrubs or trees with … Angel Trumpets
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
Products Goji berries and corresponding preparations such as capsules, juices or cosmetics are available from various suppliers, including pharmacies, drugstores and health food stores. Goji is an artificial word of recent origin, which is derived from the Chinese name. The berries belong to the so-called superfoods. Stem plants The berries come from two plants: Common … Goji
Stem plant Solanaceae, mandrake. Medicinal drug Mandragorae radix – mandrake root. Ingredients Tropane alkaloids: atropine, L-hyoscyamine, scopolamine. Effects Parasympatholytic: see under belladonna. Indications The drug is hardly used phytotherapeutically today because of its toxicity. Mandrake is used mainly in alternative medicine, for example, in homeopathy. In certain circles also as an intoxicant, hallucinogen, aphrodisiac and … Mandrake
Products Alkaloids and their derivatives are contained as active ingredients in numerous medicines. They have been used medicinally for thousands of years, such as opium with morphine or coca leaves with cocaine. In 1805, a pure alkaloid was extracted for the first time by the German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner with morphine. Structure and properties Alkaloids … Alkaloids
Products Spasmolytics are commercially available in the form of tablets, suppositories, and injectables, among others. In many countries, scopolamine butylbromide is among the best-known representatives. Structure and properties Spasmolytics are often derived from the tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine from nightshade plants or from the benzylisoquinoline papaverine from the opium poppy. Effects Spasmolytics have spasmolytic … Spasmolytics
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
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
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