Belladonna

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison

Science studied: ESCULETIN, ALKALOIDS, APOATROPINE, ASPARAGINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Atropa bella-donna

Common names: Belladonna, Adi xanımotu, Beladona, Beladonna, Beladono, Belaiki, Bele-dame, Belladone, Belladone, Bouton-noir, Atrope belladone, Benede, Bèl dam, Ceirios y Gŵr Drwg, Codwarth, Crni bun

History

The source record documents this plant in US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US

Documented cultural uses

• Poison

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• [The idioblasts containing sandy crystals in Atropa belladonna L]. · 1956 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ESCULETIN
• ALKALOIDS
• APOATROPINE
• ASPARAGINE
• ATROPAMINE
• ATROPINE
• BELLADONNINE
• BELLARIDINE
• CHOLINE
• HELLARADINE
• L-HYOSCYAMINE
• HYOSCYAMINE
• KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
• LEUKATROPINIC-ACID
• METELOIDINE
• DELTA-N-METHYLORNITHINE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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