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2. Atropa belladonna - Wikipedia

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   Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, [1] [2] which also includes tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant.

3. Atropa - Wikipedia

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   The best-known member of the genus Atropa is deadly nightshade (A. belladonna) – the poisonous plant par excellence in the minds of many. [8] The pharmacologically active ingredients of Atropa species include atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine, all tropane alkaloids having anticholinergic, deliriant, antispasmodic and mydriatic properties.

4. Nightshade Vegetables Aren't Actually Bad for You - AOL

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   Nightshade vegetables come from the Solanaceae family of flowering plants, which are nutritional powerhouses, packed with vitamins (such as C and K), minerals (like potassium and magnesium), and ...

5. List of plants poisonous to equines - Wikipedia

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   Several plants, including nightshade, become more toxic as they wilt and die, posing a danger to horses eating dried hay or plant matter blown into their pastures. [3] The risk of animals becoming ill during the fall is increased, as many plants slow their growth in preparation for winter, and equines begin to browse on the remaining plants.

6. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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   The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate involuntary activities such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. The antidote for atropine poisoning is physostigmine or pilocarpine. [68] A. belladonna is also toxic to many domestic animals, causing narcosis and ...

7. Hyoscyamine - Wikipedia

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   Hyoscyamine (also known as daturine or duboisine) is a naturally occurring tropane alkaloid and plant toxin. It is a secondary metabolite found in certain plants of the family Solanaceae, including henbane, mandrake, angel's trumpets, jimsonweed, the sorcerers' tree, and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade).

8. List of psychoactive plants, fungi, and animals - Wikipedia

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   Nightshade plants containing hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine: Datura; Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) Other Solanaceae; Peyote. Psychoactive cacti, which contain mainly mescaline: Peyote; Other Lophophora; Peruvian Torch cactus; San Pedro cactus

9. Solanum nigrum - Wikipedia

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   Sometimes S. nigrum is confused for the more toxic deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), which is in a different genus within Solanaceae. A comparison of the fruit shows that the black nightshade berries grow in bunches, whereas the deadly nightshade berries grow individually. Another distinction is black nightshade flowers have white petals.