Atropa acuminata - Indian Belladonna

Atropa acuminata is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a branched stem from a tuberous rootstock. it can grows up to 160cm tall. Although toxic, the plant has long been used in herbal medicine, whilst the pharmaceutical industry utilizes the various alkaloids found in it.

Uses

Parkinson's disease.

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

Determination of alkaloids was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. Samples were extracted with chloroform-methanol-cc. ammonia 15: 15: 1(v/v/v). HPLC separation was performed on two C(8) columns. An isocratic mobile phase of acetonitrile- 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 2.95) 10: 90 and 20: 80(v/v) was used.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Indian Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Root cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any well-drained moisture retentive soil in sun or partial shade

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found at elevations.

External Links

• Atropa acuminata on researchgate.net