Steinmetz:Datura
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Datura alba
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Datura arborea
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Datura stramonium
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Datura alba
Also known as (or relevant to)
Datura alba
Datura fastuosa
Datura innoxia
Datura metel
Family
Solanaceae
English Names
Indian Datura (white-flowered)
Indian Thorn-Apple
Natural Habitat
India; grown in the South of Europe
China
South Africa
Part(s) Used
Folia Daturae albae
Semen Daturae albae
Constituent(s)
hyoscine (scopolamine)
daturine
atropine
mucilage
albumen
Action
anodyne
sedative
narcotic
toxic. In India
the plant has acquired a bad reputation as a secret poison used by criminals
Datura arborea
Also known as (or relevant to)
Datura arborea
Datura tatula
Family
Solanaceae
English Names
Large Thorn-Apple
Purple Stinkweed
Angel's Trumpet
Natural Habitat
South America; naturalized in Italy and South Western Europe
extensively cultivated in Hungary
Part(s) Used
Flores Daturae
Constituent(s)
hyoscyamine and related alkaloids
Action
toxic; recommended for smoking in asthma
Datura stramonium
Also known as (or relevant to)
Datura stramonium
Family
Solanaceae.
English Names
Stramonium weed
Common Thorn-Apple
Devil's Apple
Mad-Apple
Jimson weed
Natural Habitat
all over the world except in the extremely cold regions
Southern Russia
Hungary
Part(s) Used
Folia Stramonii
Semen Stramonii
Constituent(s)
seed
leaf: daturine (a mixture of hyoscyamine and atropine)
scopolamine
tannin; root: hyoscyamine
scopolamine
acids
tannin
fatty oil
Action
leaf: hypnotic
narcotic
anodyne
nervine
antispasmodic
anti-asthmatic
toxic; seed: sedative
narcotic
nervine
anodyne
antispasmodic
toxic. The leaf is smoked for the relief of asthma
Links
Information in Von Esenbeck's book
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