datura stramonium

action	anticholinergic, antispasmodic, cyanogenetic, expectorant, fatal poison, febrifuge, fumitory, fungicide, hallucinogen, hypnotic, intoxicant, mydriatic, narcotic, nervine, poison, psychedelic, sedative, vermifuge
body	skin, womb
common name	jimson weed, jimsonweed, stramonium, thornapple
contains	atropine, mescaline, poison, scopolamine
family	solanaceae
indigenous use	appalachian, cherokee, danish, delaware, dutch, french, german, huskenaw, italian, mohegan, pamunkey, portuguese, rappahannock
range	assateague island national seashore, balearic islands, big thicket n. preserve, blue ridge parkway, canyonlands national park, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chesapeake and ohio canal, colonial national historic park, coronado national memorial, costa rica, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, dominican republic, ethiopia, europe, fire island national seashore, fort donelson national battlefield, france, gateway national recreation area, great smoky mountains national park, haiti, haleakala national park, harpers ferry national historic park, hawaii, hot springs national park, india, indiana dunes national lakeshore, iraq, lake meredith national park, lesotho, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, mexico, national capital region - east, nepal, nigeria, ozark ns riverways, peru, point reyes national seashore, prince william forest park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, saint croix national scenic river, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, south africa, south america, spain, sudan, trinidad, turkey, us, venezuela, wilson's creek national battlefield
use	dye, fuel, homicide, medicine, poison, poultice
used to treat	asthma, boils, bruises, burns, cancer (breast), carcinoma, congestion, cough, dandruff, dementia, epilepsy, heavy chest colds, hemorrhoids, inflammation, lung congestion, madness, neuralgia, parkinsonism, piles, pneumonia, prolapse, pulmonary ailments, respiratory ailments, rheumatism, sciatica, skin ailments, sore, spasms, throat ailments, toothache, tumor, wounds
comments	It is of great value in the treatment of asthma, heavy chest colds and lung congestion. It is also used as an ointment to relieve external inflammation. It is very dangerous and should be used with great caution.