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Datura stramonium

Stramonium, commonly known as Datura stramonium, is an annual, flowering plant of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is known by various names, including jimsonweed, thornapple, and devil's snare. The plant is native to North America but has spread to temperate and tropical regions worldwide. Datura stramonium is notorious for its psychoactive properties due to the presence of tropane alkaloids such as scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine, which can cause hallucinations, delirium, and other severe neurological effects if ingested. In Hebrew, it is known as דטורה (Datūra). In Spanish, it is called estramonio, and in French, it is referred to as stramoine. The plant has a long history of use in traditional medicine and rituals but is highly toxic and potentially deadly if misused. Its seeds and leaves have been employed in various cultural practices, but caution is advised due to its potent and unpredictable effects.

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Datura stramonium
Species of flowering plant in the nightshade family
Datura stramonium
Datura stramonium, known by the common names thornapple, jimsonweed, or devil's trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant in the Daturae tribe of the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its likely origin was in Central America, and it has been introduced in many world regions. It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates and tropical climates across the world. D. stramonium has frequently been employed in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. It has also been used as a hallucinogen, taken entheogenically to cause intense, sacred or occult visions. It is unlikely ever to become a major drug of abuse owing to effects upon both mind and body frequently perceived as being highly unpleasant, giving rise to a state of profound and long-lasting disorientation or delirium with a potentially fatal outcome. It contains tropane alkaloids which are responsible for the psychoactive effects, and may be severely toxic.
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