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Latest revision as of 17:46, 5 May 2021

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Datura stramonium is an erect often much-branched, annual to short-lived perennial plant that can grow up to 2 metres tall. Thorn apple is a popular traditional medicine with a long history of use. It is harvested from the wild, both as a medicine and also as a source of materials. It is cultivated commercially as a medicinal plant, mainly to supply active compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.

Uses

Fistulas, Abscesses, Wounds, Swellings, Burns, Fungal infections, Tumours, Severe neuralgia, Headaches, Ulcers, Intestinal pain.

Parts Used

Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ummatti
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Devis trumpet


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Have an unpleasant scent when crushed or bruised

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Appear on the plant from June to August {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsules Capsules of this plant located at the forks between branchs

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry waste ground, Amongst rubble, Ruins of old buildings.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 160
  3. Cultivation

External Links