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Atropa bella-donna has a long history of use as a medicine, cosmetic, and poison. [14] [4] [15] Known originally under various folk names (such as "deadly nightshade" in English), the plant was named Atropa bella-donna by Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) when he devised his classification system.
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.
deadly nightshade, belladonna, devil's cherry, dwale Solanaceae: One of the most toxic plants found in the Western Hemisphere, all parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids [61] – as do those of its equally deadly sister species A. baetica, A. pallidiflora and A. acuminata.
Known poisonous species include Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush) and Artemisia filifolia (sand sagebrush) [8] Asclepias syriaca: Common milkweed [4] Astragalus: Locoweed, crazy weed, or milk vetch Contains Swainsonine [4] [16] Atropa belladonna: Deadly nightshade or belladonna [17] Baptisia: False indigo [8] Berteroa incana: Hoary alyssum ...
Circaea lutetiana, known as broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, [1] is a plant in the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. The genus name comes from the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology and the specific designation is derived from Lutetia , the Latin name for Paris, which was sometimes referred to as the "Witch City".
Solanum erianthum is a species of nightshade that is native to southern North America and northern South America. [2] It has been introduced to other parts of the world and has a nearly pantropical distribution. [3] Common names include mullein nightshade (that may also refer to S. donianum), [4] velvet nightshade, [5] and salvadora. [6]
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The Circaea, or enchanter's nightshades, are a genus of flowering plants in the evening primrose family Onagraceae. [1] About two dozen taxa have been described , including eight species . Plants of the genus occur throughout the temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere .