Borrachero

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Chest, Fracture, Intoxicant

Science studied: 6BETA,7BETA-DIHYDROXYLITTORINE, 3,6-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE, HYOSCINE, METELOIDINE

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: Datura candida

Common names: Borrachero, Floripondio

History

The source record documents this plant in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Elsewhere, Venezuela.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Asthma
• Chest
• Fracture
• Intoxicant
• Narcotic
• Piles
• Poison
• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Dominican Republic
• Mexico
• Elsewhere
• Venezuela

Documented cultural uses

• Asthma
• Chest
• Fracture
• Intoxicant
• Narcotic
• Piles
• Poison
• Tumor
• Vermifuge

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Asthma · Dominican Republic · "
• Chest · Dominican Republic · "
• Fracture · Mexico · "
• Intoxicant · Elsewhere · "
• Narcotic · Dominican Republic · "
• Piles · Dominican Republic · "
• Poison · Venezuela · "
• Tumor · Mexico · "
• Vermifuge · Dominican Republic · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Poison · Dominican Republic · "

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

• Anticholinergic poisoning due to Datura candida. · 1998 source ↗
• Alkaloids of hairy root cultures of a Datura candida hybrid. · 1990 source ↗
• Hairy roots of Datura candida×D. aurea: effect of culture medium composition on growth and alkaloid biosynthesis. · 1998 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 6BETA,7BETA-DIHYDROXYLITTORINE
• 3,6-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE
• HYOSCINE
• METELOIDINE
• NORATROPINE
• NORHYOSCYAMINE
• NORSCOPOLAMINE
• SCOPOLAMINE
• 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE
• TROPINE
• ATROPINE
• 3,6-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPANE-7-OL
• ALKALOIDS
• NORHYOSCINE
• SCOPOLINE
• HYOSCYAMINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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