My local Fox station tonight had a story about what they claimed to be a growing trend of people
consuming brugmansia/Angel's Trumpet leaves as a drug. Talked to a nursery owner who decided not to
sell them because they were too dangerous and told that they were able to buy them elsewhere for
under $20.00 (as if that were so scandalous). Must be a slow news week for them. :-)

Personally, I think any adult stupid enough to buy and eat a brug diserves to die.

datura and brugmansia are actually two different genera, though they
look similar, and are often confused.

Toad

In the late summer it is common for a memo to go round the emergency
departments of hospitals concerning the symptoms of Datura poisoning.
Teens and those of similar intellect get into the jimson weed which is
a native wild Datura.
My understanding is it is not such a fun time.
I believe Wm Burroughs described it as a "hell ride"
YMMV

wrote:
In the late summer it is common for a memo to go round the emergency
departments of hospitals concerning the symptoms of Datura poisoning.
Teens and those of similar intellect get into the jimson weed which is
a native wild Datura.
My understanding is it is not such a fun time.
I believe Wm Burroughs described it as a "hell ride"
YMMV

Having been an EMT, I too have seen such memo's as well as the
symptoms. The funny thing is I have it growing all over my property and
didnt know it till recently. I didnt know what it looked like till I
started fighting Poison Ivy and found it too.

Kenny

Kenny wrote:
wrote:
In the late summer it is common for a memo to go round the emergency
departments of hospitals concerning the symptoms of Datura poisoning.
Teens and those of similar intellect get into the jimson weed which is
a native wild Datura.
My understanding is it is not such a fun time.
I believe Wm Burroughs described it as a "hell ride"
YMMV

Having been an EMT, I too have seen such memo's as well as the
symptoms. The funny thing is I have it growing all over my property and
didnt know it till recently. I didnt know what it looked like till I
started fighting Poison Ivy and found it too.

Kenny

I find it now usefull to surrond the chicken coup's with to prevent
them from getting out.

Kenny