botanical record · discovered
Scopolia
Scopolia carniolica
Scopolia · European scopolia · Karniol skopoliyası · Klokbilzenkruid · Krainas dievaz · Krainer Tollkraut · Krainer Tollkraut (DE) · Kranjska bunika · Skopolaminurt · Vaistinė skopolija · dårört
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Dutch, Eurasia, German, French, English, Japan*, CA, CZ
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Diuretic, Hypnotic, Narcotic, Poison
Science studied: ESCULETIN, ATROPINE, CAFFEIC-ACID, CHLOROGENIC-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: Scopolia carniolica
Common names: Scopolia, European scopolia, Karniol skopoliyası, Klokbilzenkruid, Krainas dievaz, Krainer Tollkraut, Krainer Tollkraut (DE), Kranjska bunika, Skopolaminurt, Vaistinė skopolija, dårört
History
The source record documents this plant in Dutch, Eurasia, German, French, English, Japan*, CA, CZ.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Diuretic
- Hypnotic
- Narcotic
- Poison
- Sedative
- Anodyne
- Mydriatic
- Antispasmodic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Dutch
- Eurasia
- German
- French
- English
- Japan*
- CA
- CZ
Documented cultural uses
- Diuretic
- Hypnotic
- Narcotic
- Poison
- Sedative
- Anodyne
- Mydriatic
- Antispasmodic
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 sexual reproductive strategy in clonal Scopolia carniolica is based on obligatory cross-pollination and self-incompatibility. · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Scopolia carniolica var. hladnikiana</i>: Alkaloidal Analysis and Potential Taxonomical Implications. · 2021 source ↗
- [Familial poisoning with the root of the plant, Scopolia carniolica Jacq]. · 1988 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ESCULETIN
- ATROPINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- HYOSCINE
- HYOSCYAMINE
- PSEUDOTROPINE
- RUTIN
- SCOPINE
- SCOPOLETIN
- SCOPOLINE
- 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYTROPANE
- TROPINE
- ALKALOIDS
- CUSCOHYGRINE
- L-HYOSCYAMINE
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- SCOPOLAMINE
- SOLANIDINE
- AESCULETIN
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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