Datura stramonium

Datura stramonium
Family:Datura stramonium; Anodyne; Anthelmintic; Antiasthmatic; Antidandruff; Antiinflammatory; Antispasmodic; Hallucinogenic; Hypnotic; Mydriatic; Narcotic.
Common name:Thornapple
plant is used internally in the treatment of asthma and Parkinson's disease excess causes giddiness dry mouth hallucinations and coma. Externally it is used as a poultice or wash in the treatment of fistulas abscesses wounds and severe neuralgia. The use of this plant is subject to legal restrictions in some countries. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference between a medicinal dose and a toxic dose is very small. The leaves should be harvested when the plant is in full flower they are then dried for later use. The leaves can be used as a very powerful mind-altering drug they contain hyoscyamine and atropine. There are also traces of scopolamine a potent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen which has been used to calm schizoid patients. Atropine dilates the pupils and is used in eye surgery. The leaves have been smoked as an antispasmodic in the treatment for asthma though this practice is extremely dangerous. The seeds are used in Tibetan medicine they are said to have a bitter and acrid taste with a cooling and very poisonous potency. Analgesic anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory they are used in the treatment of stomach and intestinal pain due to worm infestation toothache and fever from inflammations. The juice of the fruit is applied to the scalp to treat dandruff.

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