Datura inoxia

Datura inoxia
Family:Datura inoxia; Anodyne; Antispasmodic; Hallucinogenic; Hypnotic; Narcotic.
Common name:Downy thorn apple
All parts of the plant are anodyne antispasmodic hallucinogenic hypnotic and narcotic. It has been used in the past as a pain killer and also in the treatment of insanity fevers with catarrh diarrhoea and skin diseases. The plant contains several alkaloids the most active of which is scopolamine. This is a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen which has been used to calm schizoid patients. The leaves contain 0.52% scopolamine the calices 1.08% the stems 0.3% the roots 0.39% the fruits 0.77% the capsules 0.33% the seeds 0.44% and the whole plant 0.52 - 0.62%. Any use of this plant should be with extreme caution and under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since the toxic dose is very close to the medicinal dose.

Herbal Database

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