Syn.: stinking dope, div tree, stupid drunk, stupid potion, stupefying grass, crazy grass, prickly apples, badura, thistle, cocklebur.

Annual herbaceous plant With unpleasant smell. Known as a poisonous and medicinal plant, it has anticholinergic, antispasmodic and analgesic properties.

The plant is poisonous!

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Flower formula

Formula of Datura flower: *CH5L5T5P2.

In medicine

The leaves are mainly used for medicinal purposes; preparations from them are used to treat bronchial asthma, respiratory diseases accompanied by spasms of the bronchial muscles; anti-asthmatic drugs (asthmol, asthmatin), as well as Astmatin cigarettes, are prepared from them. The leaves are included in anti-asthma mixtures for smoking for bronchial asthma. Datura oil is included in liniments used for rubbing against rheumatism and neuralgia.

All parts of the plant are highly poisonous, especially the seeds!

Main symptoms of poisoning: dilation of the pupils, dryness of the oral mucosa, hoarseness of the voice, rapid pulse, headache, flushing of the skin of the face and neck, severe thirst, motor agitation, hallucinations, unrelated speech, up to a coma. There are frequent cases of poisoning of children who tried to eat dope seeds.

Help with poisoning - gastric lavage with weak solutions of potassium permanganate, administration of anticholinesterase and cholinomimetic substances (eserine, proserine, pilocarpine), morphine, administration of adsorbents followed by gastric lavage, and then carrying out symptomatic restorative therapy.

In floriculture

Despite the poisonous properties of the plant, Datura can often be seen on flower beds. However, gardeners know this plant as "datura", the word comes from Latin name– “datura”. Its beautiful large bell-shaped flowers are loved by many. The flowers of the plant open in the evening and emit a strong intoxicating aroma. The aroma of datura (datura) is very attractive to insects, which pollinate it. By the way, this plant is absolutely harmless to insects. There are many varieties of Datura, differing appearance flowers. There are varieties with double flowers, as well as different colors corolla - yellow, violet, purple.

Datura (Datura) is an easy-to-care crop that is distinguished by its long flowering time and abundance of flowers. The plant blooms from July until the end of summer, and sometimes even until the onset of frost.

Datura grows in well-drained soil rich in organic matter. This is especially important when planting seeds. The plant feels good in both sun and partial shade. During the growth and flowering of the plant, it needs to be watered, especially in hot weather, and sometimes fed.

Classification

Datura common or stinking dope (lat. Datura stramonium L.) belongs to the genus Datura (lat. Datura) of the Solanaceae family (lat. Solanaceae). The Datura genus unites 25 species, whose homeland is the tropics and subtropics.

Botanical description

An annual, unpleasant-smelling plant, 100-120 cm high. The root is branched, spindle-shaped. Stems are bare, erect, forked. Branches, leaf petioles and veins are soft-hairy. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, ovate, pointed, wedge-shaped at the base. Young upper leaves are heavily pubescent. The leaf blade is up to 25 cm long and up to 20 cm wide. The upper side is green, the lower side is light green with strongly protruding veins. Flowers, large (8-10 cm long), solitary. The calyx is half as long as the corolla, five-toothed. The corolla is white, up to 12 cm long, tubular-funnel-shaped, with a folded, wide five-lobed limb. Formula of Datura flower: *CH5L5T5P2. The fruit is an ovoid capsule with numerous hard and thick spines, opening with four doors. Seeds are 3-3.5 mm long, black, small, rounded-reniform, laterally compressed. Blooms long time, from June to autumn. Fruits in July.

Spreading

Datura common is the only species of the genus that grows in the south and in middle lane In the European part of Russia, in Crimea, in the North Caucasus, in the northern regions - rarely. The homeland of Datura vulgare is the tropics and subtropics, where the other 10 species grow. Prefers rich, loose, fairly moist soils. It often grows in small groups near housing, in vegetable gardens, in vacant lots, landfills, manure heaps, along the edges of roads, along rivers. Cultivated in the Krasnodar region.

Regions of distribution on the map of Russia.

Procurement of raw materials

Datura leaves are mainly harvested, starting from the flowering phase and the beginning of fruit formation until autumn, during growing season 3-4 times as the plant grows. Freshly picked leaves are quickly dried in dryers at a temperature of 40-50 0 C. Raw materials are obtained only from cultivated plants in our country - in the Krasnodar Territory.

Chemical composition

All organs contain alkaloids, mainly hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine: in leaves - 0.23-0.37%, stems - 0.06-0.24%, roots - 0.12-0.27%, flowers - 0 .13-1.9%, seeds - 0.08-0.22%. In addition, Datura leaves contain up to 0.04% essential oil, up to 0.1% carotene and 1.7% tannins. Datura seeds contain 17-25% fatty oil, which includes glycerides of linoleic - 45%, oleic - 40%, palminic - 12%, stearic - 2% and lignoceric acids.

Pharmacological properties

The therapeutic effect of Datura vulgare is due to the anticholinergic, antispasmodic effect of hyoscyamine and other alkaloids. Preparations based on the leaves of Datura vulgaris are effective for convulsive coughs and for relieving spasms of the bronchial muscles.

Use in folk medicine

Datura has long been known as a poisonous and medicinal plant. Already in the Middle Ages, Datura leaves were used in Europe as a painkiller. IN folk medicine In many countries around the world it was used for mental and nervous diseases, chronic and acute rheumatism, neuralgia, and shortness of breath.

Historical reference

Among the people, dope has many names: stinking dope, divderevo, duropyan, dope potion, dope-grass, crazy grass, prickly apples, badura, thistle, cocklebur. All these names are associated with poisonous properties plants.

It has been used as a medicinal plant since the 16th century. People have long paid attention to the effect of toxic substances contained in dope; they used it to rub horses against gadflies, and they fumigated contagious patients with dope. Datura was used as a hallucinogenic drug. Datura was spread throughout Europe mainly by nomadic peoples. In the 16th century, Datura appeared wild in the vicinity of Innsbruck and Vienna. In vegetable gardens and garden plots, it became a “great miracle”; its seeds were thrown onto hot coals; after inhaling toxic smoke, people fell into the bliss of intoxication. In France, Datura was called “Herbe aux sorciers”. The Arab peoples mixed dope into smoking tobacco and drinks to induce euphoria. In history, there are many facts of dope poisoning of many people who became victims of political conspiracies or scammers.

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Datura vulgaris is an annual herbaceous plant with a forked-branched, erect, smooth and arched stem, 30-150 cm high. It belongs to the nightshade family. The leaves of the plant are alternate, large, long-petiolate, pointed and notched-toothed. The length without cuttings is from 10 to 25 cm, width from 6 to 15 cm. Their color is dark green above and light green below, the veins stand out sharply. The flowers are solitary, white, large (6-10 cm long), resembling funnels with an angular-pitted limb, located in the forks of the stem. The plant blooms in June-August. The fruits are ovoid, erect capsules 3-4 cm long, seated with numerous unequal spines, and ripen in July-September. Each fruit contains about 500 matte black oblate-reniform seeds. When ripe, the boxes open into 4 doors.

A fresh plant emits a faint unpleasant and intoxicating odor (sometimes beautiful flowers Datura unknowingly picks bouquets and places them in the room).

Datura vulgaris grows in wastelands, vegetable gardens, near fences, in garbage areas, along roadsides and river banks. It is distributed mainly in the south of the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, Western Siberia and Central Asia. There are also cultural plantings of this plant.

For medical purposes, Datura leaves are mainly prepared during the flowering period in dry weather. Seeds are collected in the fall. Dry raw materials in a dark, well-ventilated room, in attics under an iron roof or in dryers.

All parts of the plant are very poisonous, so you need to take precautions when working with them (for example, when collecting the plant, it is recommended to wear gloves and wash your hands thoroughly with soap after handling it).

The high toxicity of Datura has been known since ancient times, which is why it is called the “mad potion.” The literature describes many cases of both accidental and intentional poisoning with dope (in the old days in India there was even a profession of “datura poisoners”).

Treatment with Datura vulgare

Despite its toxic properties, the plant is used in medicine (mainly for the preparation of complex preparations). Medicinal use The leaves and, to a lesser extent, the seeds of Datura vulgaris are found as a sedative and antispasmodic for convulsive coughs, bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Thus, dope leaves are included in the preparations “Astmatin” (consists of 8 parts of dope leaves, 2 parts of henbane leaves and 1 part of sodium nitrate) and “Astmatol” (consists of 6 parts of dope leaves, 2 parts of belladonna leaves, 1 part of henbane leaves and 1 part sodium nitrate). Astmatin and Astmatol are used for bronchial asthma in the form of cigarettes.

Datura leaf is also included in powders used in the treatment and prevention of bronchial asthma. The highest single dose of dope leaf powder for adults is 0.2 g, and the daily dose is 0.6 g.

In folk medicine, Datura is used not only for bronchial asthma, bronchitis and convulsive cough, but also for other spasms and convulsions, painful drowsiness, epilepsy, persistent hiccups, neurasthenia, as well as excessive sexual excitability in women.

External use of the plant is very effective for partial prolapse of the uterus and colon (douching, enemas, sitz baths). It is also used for chronic rheumatism (in the form of baths) for conjunctivitis (in the form of decoction lotions).

For internal use, prepare a decoction, alcohol tincture or powder of Datura vulgaris. The decoction is prepared from a ratio of 1:10. The vapor is inhaled through the nose for 15-20 minutes.

To prepare an eye lotion, dilute 1-2 teaspoons of the decoction in 100 ml of water. A decoction for baths is prepared at the rate of 20 g of datura per 1 bucket of water.

To prepare the tincture, take one part of crushed seeds to five parts of alcohol, infuse in a dark place for 3-10 days and filter. Its vapors are exhaled through the nose for 15-20 minutes. You can take the tincture orally: 2 drops in 1/4 glass of water 4-5 times a day.

Powder from dry leaves is taken 0.1 g (at the tip of a pocket knife) 3 times a day.

Contraindications

Datura vulgaris contains the alkaloids scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine. Its drugs should be used only as prescribed by a doctor and very limitedly due to the possibility of poisoning. Its symptoms: dry skin and mucous membranes of the oral cavity, hoarseness, thirst, nausea, vomiting, nervous excitement up to a violent state, fantastic hallucinations as people say - “stupefaction”), frequent, irregular pulse, in more severe cases - develop convulsions and the pupil's reaction to light disappears. The time for the development of symptoms of poisoning can vary quite significantly - from 10 minutes to 15 hours. With treatment, the symptoms of poisoning disappear within 1-2 days, but dilation of the pupils can last a week or more.

Datura common is one of the most poisonous plants. Contains alkaloids that relax smooth muscles and increase heart rate.

It also has other names - “henbane”, “stupid grass”, “stupid drunk”, “crazy grass”. At correct use plant, its properties can be used to benefit humans.

The Datura plant is a herbaceous annual that belongs to the nightshade family. In Russia, it is widespread in the Astrakhan region and the lower reaches of the Volga. Datura grass grows in garbage dumps, ditches and along roads.

Datura has a powerful root system and an erect, forked, branched stem. The leaves of the plant are dark green in color, oval in shape with jagged edges. The flowers are large, single, and look like a small white lily. They emit a sickly sweet aroma. The capsule fruits are covered with sharp thorns and are divided into four sections. The seeds are small, matte black. Up to 800 pieces ripen in one box.

It should be noted that Datura is a source of the following substances:

Datura in the garden plot

In addition to the common datura, there are also decorative types. They are used to decorate flower beds and garden plots.

The following varieties are used as decorative ones:

Thanks to abundant flowering, the ornamental datura has won the recognition of gardeners. Fragrant aroma will camouflage the plants bad smell from cesspool or compost heap. Decorative properties herbs are used in flower beds and front gardens.

Reproduction methods and care

At the end of summer, seeds are collected from the bursting capsules. Dry in the open air for a week, store in a dark place in a paper bag.

In early March, the seeds are soaked for 2–3 days in a weak solution of manganese. Then they are planted in containers with loose soil.

The first seedlings appear after 10 days. Seedlings are grown at a temperature of +20…+22⁰С, at the end of May the sprouts are planted in the ground.

For planting, choose open sunny places. Datura is a moisture-loving plant and requires regular watering and spraying. During the flowering period it needs additional feeding. Mineral complexes applied directly to the root.

Gallery: Datura common (25 photos)

Medicinal properties of Datura

The tincture is used for liver diseases as a choleretic agent. Relieves kidney and stomach colic. As an additional treatment, the tincture is prescribed for colon cancer.

Collections from the leaves of the plant cope with diseases of the nervous system: epilepsy, panic attacks and insomnia. As a symptomatic remedy, it is used to treat bronchial asthma.

A decoction of flower seeds helps with uterine erosion and hemorrhoids (douching, enemas). Rubbing herbs with oil relieves pain from arthritis and gout. Lotions from the decoction resolve hematomas and lumps due to mastitis.

Procurement of raw materials and recipes

The leaves and fruits of Datura vulgaris are collected during the ripening of seeds in dry weather. Then dry in a dark place for 2–3 weeks. The raw material is considered suitable for use when the leaves begin to break and crumble easily. The harvested plant can be stored for no more than 3 years.

The following recipes are used in folk medicine:

Contraindications

Due to the fact that the sap of the plant has poisonous properties, the use of the herb in medicinal purposes has a number of contraindications. These should be remembered:

In any case, before using infusions and decoctions of dope, be sure to consult your doctor.

Poisoning with Datura vulgare

It should be remembered that Datura is a very toxic herb. Therefore, when treating with decoctions and tinctures from the flower, you must follow all recommendations and not exceed the dosage. If there is Small child, then the poisonous plant Datura vulgaris should not be planted on garden plot. Out of curiosity, a baby may swallow grass seeds, which will lead to disastrous consequences.

Signs of poisoning:

• facial redness;
• vomiting and nausea;
• mental excitement;
• dilated pupils;
• cardiopalmus;
• hallucinations;
• headache;
• bloody diarrhea;
• fever.

Symptoms in severe cases:

• drop in blood pressure;
• breathing problems;
• convulsions;
• loss of consciousness;
• heart failure.

First aid

At the first symptoms of poisoning by a poisonous plant, it is necessary to call ambulance. You can help the victim before the doctor arrives in the following ways:

1. Prepare a strong saline solution (50 g of salt per 1 liter of water). The patient needs to undergo repeated gastric lavage and artificially induce vomiting.
2. Give the victim any sorbent: Activated carbon, white clay, Lactofiltrum.
3. In case of fever, the patient's body is wiped with a damp towel.
4. If the poisoned person has lost consciousness, then perform an indirect cardiac massage.

Medical measures for poisoning

In severe cases, the patient is hospitalized in the intensive care unit. The following events are held there:

1. If breathing is impaired, tracheal intubation is performed.
2. Proserin (5 ml) is administered subcutaneously.
3. An intravenous drip is placed (saline solution, Galantamine).
4. Diazepam is used to eliminate mental agitation.
5. In case of fever, a solution of Analgin with Diphenhydramine (2 ml) is administered intramuscularly.

Magical properties of Datura

In India, the Datura flower was used for magical rituals aimed at improving material wealth. In Tibet, an intoxicating potion was made from the leaves of the grass and mixed into the food of young girls. Then they were kidnapped and killed, sacrificing them to the goddess of death Kali. The Aztecs inhaled the scent of flowers for an hour; this ritual was believed to enhance psychic abilities.

Whatever the medicinal properties of the plant, it is worth remembering that dope is very poisonous. If possible, it is better to use gentler means to combat illnesses. If after consuming infusions and decoctions of Datura you feel unwell, then immediately refuse further use and consult a doctor.

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You can find the plant everywhere, growing in meadows, wastelands, and among thickets. For treatment purposes, the seeds and leaves of the flower are used. The grass is very poisonous, since a slight touch to it causes inflammation of the skin. But, despite this, dope is considered a medicinal raw material, which also benefits people.

Durnopian (datura) was used by priestesses in Greece to perform a ritual to find out their future. The Indians used the herb as a talisman against evil spirits and as a hallucinogen. It was also used in witchcraft by witches to carry out conspiracies.

Seeds, leaves, and inflorescences are collected as a medicine. In autumn, the seeds are removed from the fruit capsule and dried in the sun or in a dryer. During the flowering period, leaves and flowers are cut off, after which they are also dried. Collecting raw materials should be done in gloves so as not to damage the skin of the palm. After finishing the preparation process, do not forget to wash your hands well with soap.

You need to dry the raw materials under cover (attic, shed), stirring the grass regularly. The drug should be stored for no more than two years in a fabric or sealed bag or dry paper box.

Plant characteristics

The plant has a branched stem, a strong, spindle-shaped root, and grows up to one and a half meters. The leaves are alternate, pointed at the end, and large. The flower has an unpleasant smell, and if you rub it in your hands, it becomes stronger and intoxicating.

The culture grows in Siberia, the Caucasus, Russian Federation, Ukraine. It likes moist soil best, so it can be found near a house, a ravine, or in a vacant lot. Remember that the plant is poisonous, so watch the dosage so as not to harm yourself, but, on the contrary, to have a healing effect.

The fruit is an egg-shaped capsule. There are up to 800 seeds inside. The outside of the fruit is surrounded by green thorns. The seed is black, flowering period is in July, ripening in October. Datura is propagated by seeds.

Growing Datura

Homeowners grow intoxicating grass not only because the plant does not require special care, but also blooms for a long period. It is necessary to prepare the soil in advance. To do this, mix humus, sand and soil. Autumn is a great time of year to prepare the soil.

In the spring, seeds are sown and seedlings are planted. To quickly harvest the dope, it is better to sow the seed in special molds or boxes. Pre-prepared soil is poured into them, and seedlings appear in 10–14 days.

Seedlings must be watered daily, but do not allow water to overflow or stagnate. To protect seedlings from pests and disease, they need to be watered with a weak solution of manganese. In May, seedlings are planted in open ground. Maintain a distance of 1 m between young shoots. Because the plant grows and becomes large over time. In order for the crop to develop well, it is necessary to replant it in the spring in chernozem soil.

Datura care

First, before planting grass, decide on the location. It should be protected from the wind, bright, sunny. Please note that flowering will be of high quality if watered with good water. It is recommended to water with hard or soft water. In cases of watering with soft water, it is necessary to water the plant with lime milk once a season. In summer and spring, faded inflorescences need to be cut off, after which the plant will grow
is activated.

To prevent seeds from spilling out of the box, you should put a special bag or bag on it. You need to collect seeds from the fruit that remains after the first flower appears.

It is better to spray the plant against pests with a solution of pyrethrum to protect it from harmful fungal infections.

Useful properties of Datura

The leaves of the plant are used for medicinal purposes in the form of an extract or infusion. The seed is included in the contents of the tincture, which is used to treat asthma. A drug based on datura eliminates nervous disorders. It has an antispasmodic effect and reduces pancreatic function.

Datura grass is given to small children to drink out of fear. Soaked seeds in alcohol help with shortness of breath, severe cough, and paralysis.

Flower decoction is used for epilepsy and chest suffocation. Lotions from the infusion are applied to the eyes for inflammation. The decoction relieves toothache and is used for neuralgia and manic states.

The herb has a sedative and analgesic effect. The drug is taken for rheumatism, neuralgia, intestinal tract, and respiratory diseases. Datura is included in tablets for motion sickness and also helps in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

For some diseases, it is recommended to breathe in the smoke emanating from burnt grass leaves. Datura infusion helps relieve cancer pain. Datura acts as a sedative for seizures, epilepsy and neurasthenia.

A decoction of the seeds is used to rinse the mouth and throat, prepare a compress and apply it for mastitis, bruises, or enlarged lymph nodes.

Due to its antiseptic and antibactericidal properties, douching is used as a decoction for uterine prolapse, inflammation of the genitals, and ovaries.

Eczema is treated with Datura herb oil; in addition, the extract effectively removes unwanted hair from parts of the body.

Use of Datura

Special cigarettes are made from grass leaves that help with asthma. Tincture of dope seeds is used as a painkiller for gastric colitis.

The prepared infusion is taken for shortness of breath, spasms, cramps, hiccups, seasickness, increased excitability genital organ (male).

The drug reduces the secretory activity of the sweat and salivary glands, causing an increase in the frequency and reduction of the heartbeat. Reduces the production of digestive enzymes and the activity of the pancreas. Also reduces muscle tone abdominal cavity, tones the respiratory system.

Datura herb is used for alcohol poisoning, asthmatic attack, and respiratory depression.

The drug is used for kidney attacks and liver disease, cholecystitis. Eliminates spasms in diseases such as ulcers, gastritis, constipation. The medicine treats cardiovascular disease, bradycardia.

Thanks to the product, it is possible to block drooling for some time during surgery, especially in facial plastic surgery.

Recipes based on Datura

1. Alcohol tincture: seeds are poured with vodka or alcohol and infused for a week. Then filter and take 1-2 drops per tablespoon of water before eating.
2. Infusion: you need to throw the seed into a glass of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes. Drink a teaspoon three times a day.
3. Decoction: Boil the seed for 1–3 minutes, remove from heat, leave for half an hour and filter. One teaspoon of the decoction is washed down with half a glass of plain water.
4. Oil extract: after its use, the skin becomes smooth, elastic, soft. This medicine can remove unwanted hairs from any part of the body. Over time, the hair lightens and disappears, such depilation is pleasant and painless. The product can be purchased at a pharmacy kiosk at an affordable price.
5. Leaf powder: The drug is used as an antiemetic. Prescribed as an antiseptic and antispasmodic. Use twice a day.
6. Anti-asthma collection: You can buy the product at the pharmacy, after which you need to pour it into a frying pan and breathe in the smoke that is released.
7. Removal of radionuclides: the drug is able to quickly remove from the body substances that have entered from a harmful environment. The infusion is easy to prepare, you will need dry raw materials, boiled water. But take 8-10 drops on an empty stomach. In cases of discomfort, you should reduce the dose or consult a doctor.
8. To prevent stroke, take tincture. It is prepared as follows: take a bottle of vodka, dry seeds and infuse the liquid for two weeks, shake the bottle regularly.
9. In case of rectal prolapse leaf infusion of the herb is poured into the bath. The raw material is infused for about an hour and only then poured into a bathtub filled with water in advance. A person should stay in it for no more than 25 minutes.

If you are poisoned by grass, the following symptoms will occur: nausea, hallucinations, dry mouth, vomiting, headache, nervous overexcitation, and increased heart rate.

First of all, you need to rinse your stomach, drink a lot of liquid, and try to induce vomiting. Take activated charcoal or another remedy to neutralize intoxication.

Contraindications to the use of Datura

Since the drug contains different components (alkaloid, hyoscyamine, atropine). This medicine should be taken only as prescribed by the doctor and following the dosage. Otherwise, poisoning may occur, which is accompanied by the following symptoms: hoarseness of the throat, thirst, nausea, intermittent pulse, dry skin.

A severe form of intoxication is accompanied by convulsions and dilated pupils. Symptoms may appear immediately or may take a couple of hours. So be careful and vigilant when taking the drug.

It is not advisable to combine the use of Datura with sleeping pills or bromides. It is forbidden to drink Datura herb if you have glaucoma. Only the attending physician can prescribe and prescribe a dose, thereby monitoring the treatment process.

Rash and a large number of use of raw materials can lead to the development of atherosclerosis. This will adversely affect your health, so you should not treat yourself and calculate the dosage.

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An annual plant of the Solanaceae family.

It is found on loose, moist soils near homes, in fields, along slopes and ravines. It grows in Ukraine, in particular Crimea, the Caucasus, and western Siberia.

Popularly, there are other names for the herb such as: drunken cucumbers, kings, stupefying grass, thistle, bad drunk, etc.

The plant sometimes causes very strong hallucinations. Since ancient times in India, shamans have used it for their ritual. In ancient times, in some countries, grass was used as a narcotic substance.

Description: Although Datura is native to Asia, it is well adapted to the climate of Central and Eastern Europe. Grown in gardens as ornamental plant. Has a highly developed root system. Powerful taproot white. The height of the flower reaches 120 cm. Straight stem and large leaves with an unpleasant odor. The flower itself is considered poisonous.

The leaves of Datura are pointed at the end, ovoid in shape, narrowed at the petiole, dark green on the front side, lighter on the underside.

Datura has large single flowers of white, or purple, funnel shape. Flowers appear from June to September and have an unpleasant odor (especially at night). Flowers reach 12 mm in length.

The fruit is in the form of a round, erect capsule, which is covered with sharp spines up to 1 cm long. One box contains more than 500 seeds.

The seeds are matte black, slightly flattened, and large.

Datura is propagated by seeds.

The sowing period is early spring, the seed ripening period is from June to October.

The common datura blooms: June - September.

Datura common: planting and care

Datura - (another name for the flower) is easily grown from seeds. You can find seeds at any garden store. Germination is almost 100%, but the first shoots appear no earlier than a month later.

Seed preparation: First, for several days, the seeds are soaked in a growth stimulator, or in regular cold water, this will soften the hard, dense skin that covers the seeds.

You can use zip bags. Pour some water, place the seeds and wait for them to pierce, then you can safely plant them in the ground.

Seeds are sown in the ground in mid-May. But for fast flowering, use seedlings.

Growing seedlings: The seeds are sown in bowls, after 3 weeks, the first shoots should appear, after some time they are planted in separate containers.

The seeds are sown on the surface, lightly sprinkled with soil up to 1 cm on top. It is necessary to water abundantly through a sprayer.

After sowing, the containers are covered with a glass flask and the temperature is maintained at 20 degrees, periodically removing the flask for ventilation.

With the emergence of seedlings, the sprouts are provided with sufficiently strong diffused light and abundant watering.

To avoid diving, only one seed is planted in one pot.

Pinning: With the appearance of the first 2-3 leaves, young shoots need to be pinned. At first they are taken out into the open air for 1 hour, but after a few days, the time is gradually increased.

After a month, if the night temperature does not drop below +10 degrees, the seedlings can be left outside all night.

Once they reach 15-20 cm in height and the air temperature is 15-20 degrees, the seedlings are transferred to open ground and planted in 30 cm increments, but the root collar cannot be buried in the ground.

Soil: Choose nutritious, loose soil; it should conduct air and water well and be rich in organic matter.

Location: On open ground choose a sunny area without drafts and wind, otherwise the branches of the dope tree will break, bend, and the buds will fall off.

Watering: Be especially careful about watering. It should be generous, but don't overdo it. Use soft, settled water.

If the watering regime is violated, the dope will shed its leaves and buds.

Feeding: During the period active growth(flowering), must be applied organic fertilizers: manure, compost 2 times a month.

Medicinal properties of Datura ordinary

The plant is used in pharmacology, for the preparation of herbal preparations. The content of levorotatory alkanoid - hyoscyamine, the medicine affects the smooth muscles of the bronchi, reduces pain in the respiratory tract.

Datura reduces the tone of smooth muscle organs, reduces sweating, reduces the secretion of the pancreas and salivary glands, and reduces the vagal effect on the heart.

The powder is used to prevent respiratory infections, for bronchitis, as an antispasmodic, for wound healing, in cosmetology, and for hemorrhoids.

By chemical composition, the herb contains alkaloids: gustamine, atropine, daturin. From leaves and seeds, obtained essential oil and various tannins.

The composition of tobacco products includes dope as one of the means of causing hallucinations.

Self-use is strictly prohibited; the plant is poisonous and should only be used under medical supervision.

The plant is used in folk and traditional medicine for:

• depression,
• nervous attacks (mental breakdowns),
• nervous system disorders
• rheumatism
• whooping cough
• bronchitis (bronchial asthma)
• conjunctivitis
• nymphomania
• bradycardia
• stomach and duodenal ulcers
• spastic constipation
• colitis

The essence of freshly squeezed leaves is used for manic states and triple neuralgia.

The collection of leaves is part of the preparations “Astmatin”, “Astmatol”, which are used for bronchial asthma.

The oil is used for external treatment, and is part of “Saliniment”, “Complex liniment” for neuralgia, rheumatism, inflammation of the joints and muscular rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis.

From the collection of flowers, decoctions are prepared for epilepsy, cough, and bronchial asthma.

Datura vulgare: use in folk medicine

Based on datura vulgare, prepared alcohol tinctures, decoctions and powder.
Dried leaves are used to make powder for the treatment of cough and shortness of breath.
On the tip of a spoon (very small dose) 3 times a day, consume the powder orally.

Treatment of bronchial asthma

• With an advanced chronic disease, the patient needs to breathe smoke from burnt leaves.
• 2 tbsp. spoons of crushed leaves, pour a glass of water, place in a water bath for 5 minutes, then inhale the vapor through your nose for 20 minutes.

Treatment of mental illness, seizures, epilepsy

Preparation of the infusion: 1 teaspoon of crushed seeds, pour 250 ml. boiling water, cover and let steep for 20 minutes. Take 3 times a day, 1 teaspoon.

For stomach cancer, the infusion helps reduce pain.

For external use

Preparation of the decoction: per glass of water, add 1 tsp. crushed leaves, bring to a boil, let it brew for 30 minutes, then 1 teaspoon of the prepared decoction, diluted with 100 mm of water and used as a lotion for external use for arthritis, arthrosis, eye inflammation, as a rinse for toothache.

A decoction of Datura flowers is taken for epilepsy and angina pectoris.

Treatment of hemorrhoids and uterine prolapse

It is necessary to prepare a warm sitz bath. Chopped dry raw materials 1 tbsp. spoon, pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 30-40 minutes. Dilute the concentrate into 10 l hot water and take a warm sitz bath 2-3 times a day for up to 10 minutes until the water cools down.

How to get rid of unnecessary hair

Often women develop hair that is unwanted and needs to be removed. To prepare, you need 200 grams of crushed dry raw materials, pour 1 liter of boiling water, put on low heat and stir constantly until homogeneous mass. Then let the paste cool and apply a thin layer to the desired areas of the skin.

Decoction for enemas and douching

Recipe: 1 teaspoon. dry powder pour 0.5 liters. water, put on low heat and cook for 5 minutes. Remove and let sit for 30 minutes, then strain. Use the decoction once a day for 2 weeks. But consult your doctor first.

Datura oil

The oil is prepared from the seeds of the plant. Used to get rid of unwanted hair. The oil is applied to the surface of the skin, penetrating deep into the hair follicle and destroying it. Before application, it is necessary to epilate when the pores are still open, apply to the surface, otherwise the oil will not get inside the skin.

Superficially used for radiculitis, arthritis, eczema.

Use Datura vulgaris oil internally to remove stones from the gall bladder and intestines (fecal stones). It also acts as a sedative for nervous stress and seizures.

Collection and procurement of raw materials

Datura seeds and leaves are used for medicinal purposes.

From the moment of flowering until mid-autumn, the leaves are plucked and dried in dry weather. Wet leaves after rain or with dew quickly darken. In one year you can collect up to 3 or 4 fees.

First, the lower petals are plucked. Dry in a well-ventilated area without direct sunlight, or use electric dryer. The temperature during drying should not exceed 40-50 degrees. As soon as the main vein has dried out and breaks down well, the grass is collected and kept in glass jars, or tightly closed bags.

After touching the leaves, be sure to wash your hands well. Shelf life 2 years.

Seeds are collected starting in autumn from ripe fruits. Like the leaves, they are dried and placed in jars for storage.

Contraindications

Due to the toxicity of the flower, any self-medication can lead to overdose and poisoning. Some people deliberately smoke or inhale smoke from burning leaves to achieve hallucinations; this is extremely dangerous and leads to poisoning.

Symptoms of poisoning:

• Difficulty swallowing
• Dry mouth
• Bloody diarrhea
• Nausea and vomiting
• Disturbance of the central nervous system
• Coordination of movements is impaired
• Disorientation
• Pupils are dilated
• Partial memory loss
• Hyperreflexia
• Partial paralysis

If you have any of the above symptoms, call an ambulance immediately.