On Apr 15, 1:40 am, Romanise wrote:

Do dhatura thorny round pods have any medicinal value?

all parts of the plant
contain significant levels of atropine and scopolamine
and the plant has been a major part of many culture's pharmacopoeia

the leaves and seed pods do have larger concentrations
compared to the rest of the plant
but all plant parts can potentially be lethal

both atropine and scopolamine are anticholinergic (muscarinic)
from the general action of the tropane alkaloids
and each have found use in western medicine

scopolamine is more narcotic
causing dissociation with mild euphoria
whereas atropine is more of a deliriant
with greater body discomfort / distress
(fever, dry mouth, blindness, itchiness, ...)

new world use is quite spread and diverse
and includes many other solanaceous species with similar chemistry
(and similar appearance - the trumpet is very distinctively
solanaceous)

they still tie their kids up to latua trees
in places of south america

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