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Indian Thorn Apple (Dhatura / Devil's Trumpet)
Datura metel
ଧୁଦୁରା (Dhudura)धतूरा (Dhatura)Dhattura
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Origin
- South Asia
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Habitat
- Outdoor
About the Plant
Erect stout coarse annual herb; dark purplish hollow stems, alternate ovate lobed leaves, and large trumpet-shaped purplish-white solitary axillary flowers and prickly capsules.
Traditional Uses
Severe asthma, spasmodic cough, muscular tremors, sciatica, and localized pain
Parts Used
Purified seeds, leaves, root bark
Ayurvedic Properties
- Rasa: Tikta, Katu
- Guna: Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna, Vyavayi
- Virya: Ushna
- Vipaka: Katu
Health Benefits
- Antispasmodic, relieves acute wheezing and asthma, relieves severe neuralgic pain
Precautions
Extremely poisonous tropane alkaloid plant; fatal in overdose; strictly restricted to processed doses
Interesting Facts
Contains scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine; used as sacred psychoactive and poison throughout world antiquity