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Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which also includes tomatoes, potatoes and aubergine (eggplant). It is native to Europe and Western Asia, including Turkey.
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a plant that grows from Western Europe to the Himalayas. It’s also grown in the US. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Belladonna has chemicals that can...
Jul 1, 2017 · Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a poisonous plant, native to parts of Asia and Europe. It is sometimes known as deadly nightshade. Belladonna produces small, black berries that must not be...
May 22, 2024 · Belladonna, (Atropa belladonna), tall bushy herb of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), the source of the crude drug of the same name. The highly poisonous plant is a native of wooded or waste areas in central and southern Eurasia.
Feb 23, 2024 · Belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. The plant is known for its medicinal and poisonous properties, primarily due to tropane alkaloids, including atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine.
Michelle Sinclair (born 1980 or 1981), known professionally as Belladonna, is an American former pornographic and erotic actress, director, producer, and model.
Dec 21, 2017 · Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a poisonous plant that has been used as a medicine since ancient times. It is named “Belladonna” for the “beautiful women” of Renaissance Italy, who took ...
Feb 10, 2023 · Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a plant that grows from Western Europe to the Himalayas. It’s also grown in the US. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Belladonna has chemicals that can alter the function of the body's nervous system and cause changes to saliva, sweat, pupil size, urination, digestive functions, and others.
Atropa belladonna is a medium sized shrub with dark green leaves and distinct purple bell-shaped flowers. The original range of this species was from southern Europe to Asia but today is naturalized in many parts of the world. Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution.
Though widely regarded as unsafe, belladonna is taken by mouth as a sedative, to stop bronchial spasms in asthma and whooping cough, and as a cold and hay fever remedy. It is also used for Parkinson's disease, colic, inflammatory bowel disease, motion sickness, and as a painkiller.
