Title: Datura
Literature References: Dried leaves and dried seeds of Datura fastuosa L., var. alba Nees (also leaves from D. metel L.), Solanaceae. Habit. India. Constit. About 0.5% hyoscine, with traces of hyoscyamine and atropine; the seeds contain also resin and fixed oil. Comprehensive monograph: A. F. Blakeslee, The Genus Datura (Ronald Press, New York, 1959) 289 pp.
Status: This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update. |