Belladonnae folium
Fatal poisonous!
Paslenovye - Solanaceae.
Popular names: mad cherry, wild berry, cherry sleeping, devil fruit, drunk bush.
Used parts: leaves, sometimes all the grass roots.
Pharmacy name: belladonna leaves - Belladonnae folium (formerly: Folia Belladonnae), the root of belladonna - Belladonae radix (formerly: Radix Belladonnae).
Botanical description. Perennial with a very long main root from which grow annually many direct, bluntly GRAND heavily branching shoots, reaching 1.5 m in height. The leaves are arranged in the upper part of the escape of pairs (one large and one small) suprotivno. Between the leaves on long pedicel sit solitary flowers drooped, brownish-purple outside, but inside - dirty-yellow with purple-red nervate. The ripe fruit - juicy glossy black berries the size of cherries. Blossoms from June to August. Grows in Europe and Asia Minor on the edge of light, and prefers limestone soils that are rich in calcium. Belladonna - deadly ratsbane! Fans should not collect it, or to apply! In all parts of plants contain poisons! Children are especially dangerous her shiny blue-black berries, which should not be there because only a few berries can be a fatal dose for a child. What Drozdy starlings and other birds eat "wild cherries" does not mean that it is not poisonous to humans.
Active substances: atropine, giostsiamin, speed polamin and the other close to the alkaloids.
Curative effect and application. It is strongly cautioned against self-application of belladonna. Nevertheless, one could argue that this is a very important medicinal plants, which in the hands of doctors, mostly in the form of finished products are truly irreplaceable. Drugs belladonna (or tincture extracts) are used to treat gastrointestinal diseases associated with convulsive pain. These physicians to prescribe drugs as in bronchial asthma and other neuralgia, in the treatment of eye diseases use pure atropine.
The use of homeopathy. Homeopathic medicine Belladonna is prepared from a fresh plant. The product is used mainly in the degree of factory D1-D6 in the spasm of cavernous bodies with asthma, gastric ulcer and colic. When recurrent cardiac pain, neuralgia and different especially in gout also appoint belladonna.
The use of traditional medicine. In our time in traditional medicine refuse to use such a dangerous medicinal plant, but earlier extracts and extract belladonna with wine and juices have been both inside and outside as a means of pain of different origin. Truly amazing that we almost know nothing of the ancient sources on the application of belladonna in medicine, although it is clear that its poisonous properties were known. Details of the medicinal plants described only the authors of medieval herbalists. U-Tabernemontanusa Baugina we find in Travnik (Basel, 1731) that the grass is cut and attached belladonna heals all sores and tumors, inflamed stomach and liver, Assuage with fever. Although there were more and more - ignominious - the application of belladonna. It prepared the ointment, which was used during the trials of witches. When rubbing the existing material falling into the blood, causing hallucinations, and victims of torture say that they are required. From belladonna did also poisons and potions privorotnye.
Adverse effects. Symptoms of belladonna poisoning - dry mouth, sore throat scratched with difficulties swallowing, feeling of thirst, vomiting, dizziness and headache. Then there are hallucinations with violent attacks of insanity, followed by 3-15 hours after death occurs. A very characteristic feature - the surge in pupils, which increased very soon after poison belladonna. When the first signs of poisoning should immediately provide first aid.
Paslenovye - Solanaceae.
Popular names: mad cherry, wild berry, cherry sleeping, devil fruit, drunk bush.
Used parts: leaves, sometimes all the grass roots.
Pharmacy name: belladonna leaves - Belladonnae folium (formerly: Folia Belladonnae), the root of belladonna - Belladonae radix (formerly: Radix Belladonnae).
Botanical description. Perennial with a very long main root from which grow annually many direct, bluntly GRAND heavily branching shoots, reaching 1.5 m in height. The leaves are arranged in the upper part of the escape of pairs (one large and one small) suprotivno. Between the leaves on long pedicel sit solitary flowers drooped, brownish-purple outside, but inside - dirty-yellow with purple-red nervate. The ripe fruit - juicy glossy black berries the size of cherries. Blossoms from June to August. Grows in Europe and Asia Minor on the edge of light, and prefers limestone soils that are rich in calcium. Belladonna - deadly ratsbane! Fans should not collect it, or to apply! In all parts of plants contain poisons! Children are especially dangerous her shiny blue-black berries, which should not be there because only a few berries can be a fatal dose for a child. What Drozdy starlings and other birds eat "wild cherries" does not mean that it is not poisonous to humans.
Active substances: atropine, giostsiamin, speed polamin and the other close to the alkaloids.
Curative effect and application. It is strongly cautioned against self-application of belladonna. Nevertheless, one could argue that this is a very important medicinal plants, which in the hands of doctors, mostly in the form of finished products are truly irreplaceable. Drugs belladonna (or tincture extracts) are used to treat gastrointestinal diseases associated with convulsive pain. These physicians to prescribe drugs as in bronchial asthma and other neuralgia, in the treatment of eye diseases use pure atropine.
The use of homeopathy. Homeopathic medicine Belladonna is prepared from a fresh plant. The product is used mainly in the degree of factory D1-D6 in the spasm of cavernous bodies with asthma, gastric ulcer and colic. When recurrent cardiac pain, neuralgia and different especially in gout also appoint belladonna.
The use of traditional medicine. In our time in traditional medicine refuse to use such a dangerous medicinal plant, but earlier extracts and extract belladonna with wine and juices have been both inside and outside as a means of pain of different origin. Truly amazing that we almost know nothing of the ancient sources on the application of belladonna in medicine, although it is clear that its poisonous properties were known. Details of the medicinal plants described only the authors of medieval herbalists. U-Tabernemontanusa Baugina we find in Travnik (Basel, 1731) that the grass is cut and attached belladonna heals all sores and tumors, inflamed stomach and liver, Assuage with fever. Although there were more and more - ignominious - the application of belladonna. It prepared the ointment, which was used during the trials of witches. When rubbing the existing material falling into the blood, causing hallucinations, and victims of torture say that they are required. From belladonna did also poisons and potions privorotnye.
Adverse effects. Symptoms of belladonna poisoning - dry mouth, sore throat scratched with difficulties swallowing, feeling of thirst, vomiting, dizziness and headache. Then there are hallucinations with violent attacks of insanity, followed by 3-15 hours after death occurs. A very characteristic feature - the surge in pupils, which increased very soon after poison belladonna. When the first signs of poisoning should immediately provide first aid.
You have a very informative blog. I get lots of information about the various plants and trees and their benefits for health. Organic medicine uses these plants for making medicines.
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