Hindu Datura

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), China, Turkey, Malaya, Java, Africa(Swahili), India(Gujarat), India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Analgesic, Anasarca, Anodyne

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ALLANTOIN, APOHYOSCINE, ASCORBIC-ACID

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 metel

Common names: Hindu Datura, Chamisco amarillo, Chamisco morado (ES); Garden Datura, Datura, Datura métel, Métel, Fireweed, Herbe diable, Hindu datura, Hindu thorn-apple, Indischer Stechapfel, Indischer Stechapfel (DE), Jimsonweed, Karapat bata, Gwo konkonb a chyen, Mranaha, Purple Datura, Stramonjum abjad

POWO: 314739-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Elsewhere, China, Turkey, Malaya, Java, Africa(Swahili), India(Gujarat) and 8 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anasarca
• Anodyne
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• Elsewhere
• China
• Turkey
• Malaya
• Java
• Africa(Swahili)
• India(Gujarat)
• India
• Spain
• Kecubung
• Pakistan

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Analgesic
• Anasarca
• Anodyne
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil
• Bronchodilator
• Cholera
• Congestion
• Convulsion

Cultural record detail

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

• Ache(Head) · India(Santal) · "
• Analgesic · Elsewhere · "
• Anasarca · India(Santal) · "
• Anodyne · China · "
• Anodyne · India(Santal) · "
• Anodyne · Turkey · "
• Arthritis · Malaya · "
• Asthma · China · "
• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Bite(Snake) · China · "
• Boil · Malaya · "
• Boil · China · "
• Bronchodilator · Elsewhere · "
• Cholera · Java · "
• Congestion · Africa(Swahili) · "
• Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
• Cough · China · "
• Cough · India(Gujarat) · "
• Cramp · India(Santal) · "
• Dandruff · India · "
• Delirium · India(Santal) · "
• Dermatophytosis · China · "
• Earache · Java · "
• Epilepsy · India(Santal) · "

70 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

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

• Daturaolone from <i>Datura metel</i> L. Inhibits acetylcholinesterase and monoamine oxidase B. · 2026 source ↗
• Identification of Datura metel phytochemicals as potential EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer. · 2025 source ↗
• <i>Datura metel</i> in Homoeopathy: Novel Therapeutic Insights from an Open-Label Multicenter Clinical Verification Study. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALKALOIDS
• ALLANTOIN
• APOHYOSCINE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CAPROIC-ACID
• COUMARINS
• DATURANOLONE
• 3ALPHA,6BETA-DITIGLOYLOXYTROPAN-7BETA-OL
• FASTUSINE
• FASTUSININE
• FAT
• FESTUNINE
• FESTUSIC-ACID
• HYOSCYAMINE
• METELOIDINE
• NORATROPINE

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

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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