Herb latin name: Downy Thorn Apple,Downy Thorn Apple Extract

Latin name: Datura inoxia

Synonyms: Datura innoxia, Datura meteloidesDatura innoxia, Datura meteloides

Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family, Potato Family)

Medicinal use of Downy Thorn Apple: All parts of the plant are anodyne, antispasmodic, hallucinogenic, hypnotic and narcotic. It has been used in the past as apain killer and also in the treatment of insanity, fevers with catarrh, diarrhoea and skin diseases. The plant contains several alkaloids, the most active of which is scopolamine. This is apotent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen, which has been used to calm schizoid patients. The leaves contain 0.52% scopolamine, the calices 1.08%, the stems 0.3%, the roots 0.39%, the fruits 0.77%, the capsules 0.33%, the seeds 0.44% and the whole plant 0.52 - 0.62%. Any use of this plant should be with extreme caution and under the supervision of aqualified practitioner since the toxic dose is very close to the medicinal dose.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy or gravelly dry open places below 1200 metres in California.
Edible parts of Downy Thorn Apple: Fruit - ground up and mixed with clay ( the clay probably has a neutralizing effect on the toxins). A very toxic plant, its use as a food cannot be recommended. The fruit is up to 5cm long and 7cm wide. A stupefying beverage is made from the leaves and roots.
Propagation of the herb: Sow the seed in individual pots in early spring in a greenhouse. Put 3 or 4 seeds in each pot and thin if necessary to the best plant. The seed usually germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 15℃. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Especially in areas with hot summers, it is worthwhile trying a sowing outdoors in situ in mid to late spring.
Cultivation of Downy Thorn Apple: Sandy or gravelly dry open places below 1200 metres in California.
Known hazards of Datura inoxia: All members of this genus contain narcotics and are very poisonous, even in small doses.

Herb latin name: Downy Thorn Apple,Downy Thorn Apple Extract

Latin name: Datura inoxia

Synonyms: Datura innoxia, Datura meteloidesDatura innoxia, Datura meteloides

Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family, Potato Family)

Medicinal use of Downy Thorn Apple: All parts of the plant are anodyne, antispasmodic, hallucinogenic, hypnotic and narcotic. It has been used in the past as apain killer and also in the treatment of insanity, fevers with catarrh, diarrhoea and skin diseases. The plant contains several alkaloids, the most active of which is scopolamine. This is apotent cholinergic-blocking hallucinogen, which has been used to calm schizoid patients. The leaves contain 0.52% scopolamine, the calices 1.08%, the stems 0.3%, the roots 0.39%, the fruits 0.77%, the capsules 0.33%, the seeds 0.44% and the whole plant 0.52 - 0.62%. Any use of this plant should be with extreme caution and under the supervision of aqualified practitioner since the toxic dose is very close to the medicinal dose.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy or gravelly dry open places below 1200 metres in California.
Edible parts of Downy Thorn Apple: Fruit - ground up and mixed with clay ( the clay probably has a neutralizing effect on the toxins). A very toxic plant, its use as a food cannot be recommended. The fruit is up to 5cm long and 7cm wide. A stupefying beverage is made from the leaves and roots.
Propagation of the herb: Sow the seed in individual pots in early spring in a greenhouse. Put 3 or 4 seeds in each pot and thin if necessary to the best plant. The seed usually germinates in 3 - 6 weeks at 15℃. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Especially in areas with hot summers, it is worthwhile trying a sowing outdoors in situ in mid to late spring.
Cultivation of Downy Thorn Apple: Sandy or gravelly dry open places below 1200 metres in California.
Known hazards of Datura inoxia: All members of this genus contain narcotics and are very poisonous, even in small doses.