annual plant the Solanaceae family.
It occurs on loose, moist soils near home, in fields, along slopes and ravines. It grows on the territory of Ukraine, in particular the Crimea, the Caucasus, western Siberia.
Among the people there are other names for the herb, such as: drunken cucumbers, kinglets, stupefied grass, bodyak, bad drunk, etc.
The plant sometimes causes very strong hallucinations. Since ancient times in India, shamans have used for their ritual. In ancient times, in some countries, grass was used as a narcotic substance.
Description: Although Datura is native to Asia, it is well adapted to the climate of Central and Eastern Europe. Grown in gardens ornamental plant. It has a highly developed root system. Rod powerful root white color. The height of the flower reaches 120 cm. Straight stem and large leaves with an unpleasant odor. The flower itself is considered poisonous.
Datura leaves are pointed at the end, ovoid, narrowed at the petiole, with front side dark green, underside lighter.
Datura has large single white flowers, or purple, funnel shape. Flowers appear from June to September and have bad smell(especially at night). Flowers reach 12 mm in length.
The fruit is in the form of a rounded erect capsule, which is covered with sharp spines up to 1 cm long. One box contains over 500 seeds.
Seeds black matte, slightly flattened, large.
Datura propagates by seeds.
The sowing period is early spring, the seed ripening period is from June to October.
Common Datura blooms: June - September.
Datura vulgaris: planting and care
Datura - (another name for the flower) is easily grown from seed. You can find seeds at any garden store. Germination is almost 100%, but the first shoots appear no earlier than a month later.
Seed preparation: Previously for several days, the seeds are soaked in a growth stimulator, or in a conventional cold water, this will soften the hard, dense rind that covers the seeds.
Zip bags can be used. Pour a little water, place the seeds and wait for the piercing, then you can safely plant in the ground.
Seeds are sown in the ground in mid-May. But for fast flowering, seedlings are used.
Growing seedlings: Seeds are sown in bowls, after 3 weeks, the first sprouts should appear, after some time they dive into separate containers.
Seeds are sown on the surface, lightly sprinkled with soil up to 1 cm from above. It is necessary to water abundantly through a sprayer.
After sowing, the containers are covered with a glass flask and the temperature is kept at 20 degrees, periodically removing the flask for ventilation.
With the advent of seedlings, the sprouts are provided with sufficiently strong diffused light and abundant watering.
To do without diving, only one seed is planted in one pot.
Hardening: With the appearance of the first 2-3 leaves, young shoots must be hardened. First they are taken out for 1 hour for open air, but after a few days, the time is gradually increased.
A month later, if the night temperature does not drop below +10 degrees, the seedlings can be left outside all night.
Upon reaching 15-20 cm in height and the presence of 15-20 degrees of air temperature, the seedlings are transferred to open ground, planted in increments of 30 cm, but the root collar cannot be buried in the ground.
Soil: Choose a soil that is nutritious, loose, conducts air and water well and is rich in organic matter.
Location: On open ground choose a sunny area without drafts and wind, otherwise the dope branches will break, bend over, and the buds will fall off.
Watering: Pay particular attention to watering. It should be plentiful, but do not overdo it. Use soft, settled water.
If the watering regime is violated, dope will drop leaves and buds.
Top dressing: During active growth(flowering), it is necessary to make organic fertilizers: manure, compost 2 times a month.
Medicinal properties of Datura vulgaris
The plant is used in pharmacology, for the preparation of herbal preparations. The content of the left-handed alkanoide - hyoscyamine, the drug affects the smooth muscles of the bronchi, reduces pain in the airways.
Datura reduces the tone of smooth muscle organs, reduces perspiration, reduces the secretion of the pancreas and salivary glands, and reduces the vagal effect on the heart.
The powder is used to prevent respiratory infections, with bronchitis, as an antispasmodic, for wound healing, in cosmetology, and for hemorrhoids.
By chemical composition, the herb contains alkaloids: gustamin, atropine, daturin. From leaves and seeds, essential oil and various tannins are obtained.
The composition of tobacco products includes dope as one of the means of causing hallucinations.
Self-use is strictly prohibited, the plant is poisonous and should only be used under medical supervision.
The plant is used in folk and traditional medicine for:
- depression,
- nervous attacks (mental breakdowns),
- disorders nervous system
- rheumatism
- whooping cough
- bronchitis (bronchial asthma)
- conjunctivitis
- nymphomania
- bradycardia
- stomach and duodenal ulcer
- spastic constipation
- colitis
The essence of freshly squeezed leaves is used for manic states and triple nerve neuralgia.
The collection of leaves is part of the preparations "Astmatin", "Astmatol", which is used for bronchial asthma.
The oil is used for external treatment, and is part of Saliniment, Complex Liniment for neuralgia, rheumatism, inflammation of the joints and muscular rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis.
From the collection of flowers, decoctions are prepared for epilepsy, cough, bronchial asthma.
Datura vulgaris: use in traditional medicine
On the basis of Datura ordinary, they prepare alcohol tinctures, decoctions and powder.
Dried leaves are used to make a powder in the treatment of coughs and shortness of breath.
At the tip of a spoon (very small dose) 3 times a day, the powder is taken orally.
Treatment of bronchial asthma
- With a neglected chronic disease, the patient needs to breathe smoke from burnt leaves.
- 2 tbsp. spoons of crushed leaves, pour a glass of water, put in a water bath for 5 minutes, then for 20 minutes you need to inhale the vapor through your nose.
Treatment of the psyche, seizures, epilepsy
Infusion preparation: 1 teaspoon of crushed seeds, pour 250 ml. boiling water, cover and let it brew for 20 minutes. Take 3 times a day for 1 teaspoon.
With stomach cancer, the infusion helps to reduce pain.
For outdoor use
Decoction preparation: per glass of water, add 1 tsp. crushed leaves, bring to a boil, let it brew for 30 minutes, then 1 teaspoon of the finished broth, diluted with 100 mm of water and used as lotions for external use for arthritis, arthrosis, inflammation of the eyes, as a rinse for toothache.
A decoction of Datura flowers is taken for epilepsy and angina pectoris.
Treatment of hemorrhoids and uterine prolapse
A warm sitz bath should be prepared. Shredded dry raw materials 1 tbsp. spoon, pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 30-40 minutes. Dilute the concentrate in 10 l hot water and take 2-3 times a day a warm sitz bath for up to 10 minutes until the water cools down.
How to get rid of unwanted hair
Often women develop hair that is not desirable and needs to be removed. For cooking, you need 200 grams of crushed dry raw materials, pour 1 liter of boiling water, put on a small fire and stir constantly until a homogeneous mass is formed. Then allow the gruel to cool and apply a thin layer on the necessary areas of the skin.
Decoction for enemas and douching
Recipe: 1 tsp. dry powder pour 0.5 liters. water, put on a small fire and cook for 5 minutes. Remove and let steep for 30 minutes, then strain. Apply the decoction once a day for 2 weeks. But check with your doctor first.
Datura oil
The oil is made from the seeds of the plant. Used to get rid of unwanted hair. The oil is applied to the surface of the skin, penetrating deep into the hair follicle, destroying it. Prior to application, it is necessary to do epilation, when the pores are still open, apply to the surface, otherwise the oil will not get inside the skin.
Superficially used for sciatica, arthritis, eczema.
Datura oil is used internally when removing stones from the gallbladder and intestines (fecal stones). It also acts as a sedative for nervous stress and seizures.
Collection and preparation of raw materials
IN medicinal purposes use seeds and leaves of dope.
From the moment of flowering until mid-autumn, the leaves are torn off and dried in dry weather. Wet leaves after rain, or with dew, quickly darken. In one year, you can collect up to 3, 4 fees.
Pluck off the bottom petals first. Dry in a well-ventilated area without direct contact sun rays, or use an electric dryer. The temperature during drying should not exceed 40-50 degrees. As soon as the main vein has dried out and breaks well, the grass is harvested and kept in glass jars, or tightly closed bags.
After contact with the leaves, be sure to wash your hands well. Shelf life 2 years.
Seeds are harvested starting in autumn from ripe fruits. Like leaves, they are dried and transferred to jars for storage.
Contraindications
Through the poisonousness of the flower, any self-medication can lead to overdose and poisoning. Some people deliberately smoke or inhale the smoke from burning leaves to get hallucinations, this is extremely dangerous and leads to poisoning.
Symptoms of poisoning:
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Dry mouth
- Diarrhea with blood
- Nausea and vomiting
- Violation of the central nervous system
- Impaired coordination of movements
- Disorientation
- Pupils dilated
- Partial memory loss
- hyperreflexia
- Partial paralysis
With the above symptoms, immediately call an ambulance.
Datura vulgaris
Name: Datura common.
Other names: Bodyak, bodyak, mad potion, stupid drunk, dope-grass.
Latin name: Datura stramonium L.
Family: Solanaceae (Solanaceae)
Lifespan: Annual.
plant type: Herbaceous plant.
Trunk (stem): Stem erect, forked-branched.
Height: 30-100 cm.
Leaves: The leaves are large, pointed, notched-toothed, wedge-shaped at the base, up to 25 cm long. The leaves are dark green above, grayish-green below.
Flowers, inflorescences: Flowers solitary, apical or axillary, large, white, fragrant.
flowering time: Blooms in June-August.
Fruit: The fruit is a large box covered with green spikes on the outside. When ripe, 4 valves open, the seeds are matte black, flattened.
Smells and tastes: Bad smell.
collection time: Leaves, top part of the plant and seeds are used for medicinal purposes. The apical part with leaves is collected during flowering, always with gloves. Seeds are harvested in autumn from ripe boxes.
Features of collection, drying and storage: Datura leaves are harvested from the beginning of the flowering of the plant until the autumn frosts, tearing them off so that the remains of the petioles do not exceed 2 cm. The collected leaves are immediately dried in the attic, under cover on the street or in dryers at a temperature of 40 ° C. Drying is stopped when the midrib of the leaf becomes brittle. The yield of dry raw materials is 13-14%. Shelf life - 1 year, old stocks are destroyed. Store raw materials in a dry place high humidity loses its medicinal properties).
Datura seeds are harvested in autumn in a state of full maturity and dried well. Seeds are used only traditional medicine.
plant history: Datura means intoxicating, intoxicating, intoxicating. Indeed, since the most ancient times, the intoxicating effect of dope has been known - both when using fresh leaves and extracts from dry grass, inhaling poisonous alkaloids of the atropine-like type present in it (as in henbane).
Spreading: In Russia, Datura common is found in the European part (except for the Karelian-Murmansk and Dvino-Pechora regions), in the Caucasus, brought to Eastern and Western Siberia and to Far East. Distributed throughout Ukraine and Crimea.
habitats: Grows like a weed in wastelands, weedy places, gardens, dumps, along the edges of rural streets, along roads, in gardens and kitchen gardens, on the outskirts of fields. In Crimea, it grows up to the middle mountain belt.
medicinal parts: Datura leaves and seeds are used.
Useful content: The plant contains alkaloids, tannins, carotene, essential oil.
The seeds, in addition to alkaloids, contain POISONOUS fatty oil (16-25%).
Actions: The main active ingredient of dope ordinary is hyoscyamine. It has narcotic, hypnotic, antispasmodic, sedative and analgesic properties, on long time dilates the pupils of the eyes, reduces the secretion of salivary, gastric, sweat and pancreas glands and lowers the tone of smooth muscles.
Unlike atropine, hyoscyamine has a bronchodilatory effect, tones and excites the respiratory center, especially when it is suppressed by alcohol or hypnotics, and hyoscyamine is much superior to atropine in terms of its anticholinergic effect.
In scientific medicine, Datura preparations are used in bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and convulsive cough.
In folk medicine, in addition, Datura preparations are used for neuralgia, neurasthenia, nervous and mental illnesses, whooping cough, and painful drowsiness. chorea, epilepsy , with constant and prolonged hiccups , priapism, nymphomania.
Outwardly, plant preparations are used in the form of baths, douches and enemas - for chronic rheumatism, prolapse of the uterus and rectum.
Use restrictions: REMEMBER, THE PLANT IS VERY POISONOUS! EVEN WHEN PREPARING RAW MATERIALS, YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR HANDS TO EYES, FACE, OPEN BODY PARTS. WORK WITH GLOVES ONLY. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AFTER WORK. AND BECAUSE THE POISONOUS SUBSTANCES OF THE DAPONY ARE FLAT, FOOD PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE STORE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH IT. USE ONLY AS INTENDED AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN! REMEMBER, Datura drugs are CONTRAINDICATED IN GLAUCOMA.
Dosage forms:
Tincture: 1 part crushed seeds to 5 parts 70% alcohol, leave for 7 days, strain. Take 2 drops in 2 tablespoons of water 4-5 times a day.
Decoction : 20 grams of leaves per 200 ml of boiling water. Decoction and tincture are taken respiratory: inhale the smell (through the nose) for 15-20 minutes.
Healing recipes:
Decoction . 20 grams of leaves per bucket of water. Included in the composition of sitz baths with partial prolapse of the uterus and full baths with chronic rheumatism.
Datura stramonium L.
Very poisonous!
Family - Solanaceae - Solanaceae.
Parts used are leaves and seeds.
Popular names are water drunk, crazy potion, dope grass, crazy grass.
Pharmacy name - Datura leaves - Stramonii folium (formerly Folia Stramonii), Datura seeds - Stramonii semen (formerly: Semen Stramonii).
Botanical description
Datura vulgaris is an annual, extremely fast growing plant on good soil reaches more than 1 m in height. It has a tap root and a forked stem.
Leaves ovate, short-petiolate, notched-toothed.
In places of branching, single large, white flowers sit on pedicels. A large funnel-shaped white corolla is formed by 5 fused pointed petals. Calyx 5-toothed, slightly swollen at base. Large prickly fruits of spherical or ovoid form. They open with four valves and contain small black seeds.
It blooms from June to October, the seeds ripen from August, the flowers bloom in the evening and quickly fade. The whole plant is highly poisonous.
It grows in damp places, in wastelands, garbage places, near housing, near fences, less often as a weed. Occurs in single specimens, and sometimes in small clusters.
Datura is native to Mexico and eastern North America.
Collection and preparation
The leaves are harvested in dry weather from the beginning of flowering to autumn frosts. Dry in attics, under sheds or in rooms with good ventilation, spreading a thin layer on paper or burlap and stirring frequently. Can be dried in dryers at a temperature not exceeding 40 C. Dry leaves have an unpleasant specific odor and a bittersweet taste. Store in dry, well-ventilated areas. Shelf life up to 2 years.
Active ingredients
The plant contains alkaloids (0.37%), tannins (1.7%), essential oil (0.04%), as well as hyoscyamine, atropine and some scopolamine.
Use in homeopathy
Homeopathy uses its tincture of Datura, prepared from fresh flowers of the plants picked at the beginning of flowering, in extreme states of nervous excitement, diluted from D6 (sometimes from D1), and also for whooping cough, asthma, and various neuralgias.
Healing action and application
With the exception of smoking powder and anti-asthma cigarettes, Datura leaves are used only in a “processed” form - as a tincture and extract. The seeds are also used to make a tincture, which is integral part anti-asthma drops. In no case should you treat yourself with dope, since all its parts are very poisonous!
Datura preparations in the form of a collection are used as an anti-asthmatic agent for spastic bronchitis, convulsive cough.
Datura came to Germany, according to reliable information, for the first time at the end of the 16th century from the south of Russia. The Viennese court physician A. von Stork (1731-1808) introduced him to medical practice. In those days, people brewed a drink from dope, made ointments and "magic potions".
Contraindications
Very poisonous plant, do not take inside. Poisoning is manifested by sore throat, agitation, the appearance of paralysis.
Datura (from the Latin "datura") - very beautiful herbaceous plant with large carved leaves, rarely tree-like. However, its beauty is quite dangerous, since all parts of the plant are poisonous. Among the people, this representative of the Solanaceae family received the name: “stupefyer”, “datura-grass”, “mad potion”, “water drunk”, “crazy grass”, “bodyak” for the ability to cause delirium, hallucinations, nervous excitement, mental disorders.
Datura can be found in steppe zones and in temperate countries almost everywhere. It is distributed in Europe, Asia, Central America, Mexico. It tolerates drought quite well, grows in wastelands, landfills, roadsides as a weed, but prefers wet areas and black soil.
The height of the plant reaches 1.2 meters, the size of the leaves is 10 * 15 centimeters, the flowers are solitary, large (up to 15 centimeters), funnel-shaped, most often white. Datura fruit has an egg-shaped box, divided by valves into four nests, covered with thorns and filled with small black seeds.
Despite the fact that dope has earned an unkind reputation among the people, its properties were used by ancient priests and healers for medicinal purposes. The modern pharmaceutical industry isolates alkaloids from fresh raw materials, which are used to make many medicines.
For medical purposes, seeds, leaves and young shoots of Datura are harvested. Seeds are harvested after they ripen, and leaves are harvested in dry weather, usually from the beginning of flowering of the plant until the first frost. At the same time, it should be remembered that dope is a powerful poison, so it is advisable to collect it with gloves, trying not to inhale the aroma of flowers. Dried raw materials in the shade at a temperature of 45-50 about C separately from other medicinal plants. The shelf life of finished raw materials is up to two years.
Composition and medicinal properties
All parts of the plant contain tropane alkaloids: hyoscyamine, atropine, scopolamine, which are cholinergic receptor blockers, as well as tannins and essential oils. Thus, the content of alkaloids in Datura stems is 0.15%, in roots - 0.26%, flowers - up to 1.9%, in seeds - 0.22%, and fatty essential oils 15-25%.
Once in the body, these substances reduce the secretion of the gastric, sweat, salivary glands, glands of the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx, bronchi, trachea, reduce the tone and motility of the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, biliary and urinary tract. At the same time, they increase the heart rate and blood ejection, dilate the pupils, increase intraocular pressure, and cause accommodation paralysis.
In addition, the plant has antispasmodic, analgesic and sedative properties, is part of the pills for motion sickness and the treatment of bronchial asthma, prolonged convulsive cough. Medical fees based on Datura, it is recommended to use for people suffering from diseases of the upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, neuralgia and Parkinson's disease. Used externally to treat various forms rheumatism and sciatica.
Kinds
The family includes more than 13 species, the most famous include: common dope, Indian and purple, dope Indian or harmless, blood red.
Datura Indian is better known as decorative look, with large beautiful flowers, purple, purple or yellow color, distributed over vast areas of Asia and China.
In our country, dope or stinky prevails, the seeds of which contain up to 0.5% alkaloids. It has a strong analgesic effect, so it can be used in surgery as anesthesia.
Datura tree or brugmansia tree is a very spectacular plant up to 3 meters high, with large half-meter flowers. The homeland of the species is South America, in our country it grows only in closed ground. The fruit consists of a two-celled capsule filled with dark brown grains (100-150 pieces). Like the rest of the family, it is also very poisonous.
Preparations
Datura is used in classical pharmacology, homeopathy, traditional medicine in various forms:
- Alcohol tincture from seeds or leaves can relieve the pain of stomach cancer, and as a sedative is often recommended for mental disorders, convulsions, epilepsy, increased sexual excitability. A tincture is prepared from 100 grams of crushed raw materials and 500 milliliters of alcohol, infused for 7-10 days in a dark place, then filtered.
- Seed oil tincture Datura has been used since ancient times as a powerful aphrodisiac and remedy for impotence. For these purposes olive oil or warm wine insisted on the crushed grains of the plant and rubbed into the genital area.
- Aqueous infusion of root and seeds Datura help cleanse blood vessels, improve blood circulation, dissolve blood clots and treat varicose veins.
- Datura oil extruded from the seeds and fruits of the plant in the factory, packaged and sold in a pharmacy. It is designed to remove unwanted hair, remove fecal stones from the intestines, stones from the gallbladder, normalize the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, and stabilize the state of the central nervous system. As an external agent, it is used for skin diseases, eczema, rashes, burns, arthritis, sciatica, etc.
- leaf extract plants are used to produce drugs that have an antispasmodic effect and suppress the secretion of the salivary glands, which is necessary in the treatment of bronchitis and asthma.
- dried leaves Datura ordinary and carefully crushed are recommended for severe shortness of breath and convulsive cough, as a sedative after stress.
- Sometimes used as an astringent and antiseptic decoction of seeds plants for rinsing the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat, to relieve toothache. External compresses help with mastitis and mastopathy, inflammation of the lymph nodes, tumors, hematomas and bruises.
- Decoction of grains and leaves herbs are prepared in the proportion of 20 grams of dry crushed raw materials per 8-10 liters of boiling water, infused for half an hour, then filtered. A decoction is used as an anesthetic and antiseptic for sitz baths, compresses, douches for prolapse of the uterus in women, hemorrhoids, inflammation of the ovaries and genital organs, cystitis and other diseases of the genitourinary system.
Datura cones or fruits are part of many drugs used for severe pain, convulsions, cancerous tumors.
Application in traditional medicine
Since ancient times, dope grass has been used in witchcraft rites of different peoples and in folk medicine as a powerful hallucinogenic agent. For example, plant substances can cause a complete inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy, a feverish state and an increase in body temperature, strange, nervous, and sometimes aggressive behavior, amnesia, severe pupillary dilation followed by photophobia for several days, and other conditions.
Since ancient times, in folk medicine, decoctions and ointments have been prepared from Indian Datura for healing wounds, cuts, removing calluses, ulcers, boils and acne, as it has antiseptic and anesthetic properties. As a sedative and sedative component is part of many drugs.
The smoke of cigars from dope ordinary is recommended to be inhaled by patients bronchial asthma to relieve anxiety attacks. A decoction of flowers is taken for angina pectoris and epilepsy, children are given to get rid of fear, as an external remedy it is used in the form of compresses for inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eye.
Datura vulgaris (another name for dope stink) can grow on both personal plot as well as in the garden. This plant reaches a height of about one meter. Datura - the grass has a rather unpleasant smell, but its flowers have a sweet smell, which, when inhaled, intoxicates the head. This herb blooms from June to August.
Datura fruits are an egg-shaped green box with sharp spikes, in the middle of which there is a huge amount of seeds. Thanks to the tap root, it can be easily pulled out of the soil. Very often you can find Datura ordinary on garbage heaps and along roads. If you would like to use it healing properties, remember - dope is very poisonous, as it absorbs a lot of nitrates, so do not self-medicate, but contact an experienced specialist.
Mexico is considered the birthplace of Datura vulgaris and North America. In the Middle Ages, the plant was brought to Russia and Germany, where it is widely used in the preparation of a "magic potion" and various magical rituals. In modern medicine, Datura is used to treat whooping cough and asthmatic attacks.
Features of the impact of plants on the human body
A long time ago, people paid attention to the amazing effect of dope on the human mind. In ancient India, it was widely used as a hallucinogenic substance, and in Austria it was considered a strong drug. The whole plant was thrown on hot coals and poisonous smoke was inhaled, thanks to which they achieved drug intoxication.
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Not all plants are harvested as medicinal product but only its leaves and seeds. Datura leaves are harvested only in dry weather, since when moisture gets on them, they quickly darken when plucked. Then they are dried in special ovens at a temperature of +40C. Also, the leaves can be collected during the ripening of the seeds, in which case they are dried in drafts, in dark places.
The drying process is stopped when the prepared raw material breaks easily. Remember, when working with Datura vulgaris, wash your hands well, as the herb is very toxic. Harvested raw materials can be used for medicinal purposes for two years.
Chemical composition
Datura ordinary contains alkaloids: atropine, histamine, daturin and others. The leaves and seeds contain essential and fatty oils, as well as tannins.
Application in agriculture
Datura grass is widely used as an insecticidal drug for pest control in agriculture. It is able to get rid of hawthorn caterpillars, cabbage moths, ticks and herbivorous bugs. The raw leaves of the plant are often added to pig feed to increase the fat in the meat, and Datura tincture is used for cattle cramps.
Pharmacological properties
Since Datura ordinary contains hyoscyamine, the plant contributes to:
- blocking the activity of choline-reactive systems of the human body;
- has a bronchodilatory effect;
- actively tones the respiratory system;
- reduces the secretion of sweat, gastric and salivary glands;
- reduces muscle tone.
Datura ordinary is used as tinctures and various extracts.
Use in traditional medicine
In addition to the pharmacological properties of the herb, dope has an antiseptic and sedative effect. With its help, you can cure a number of diseases of the respiratory system:
- bronchitis;
- bronchial asthma;
- whooping cough;
- diseases that are accompanied by muscle spasms.
Along with others medicinal herbs, dope ordinary is widely used in the treatment of diseases such as:
- stomach ulcer;
- duodenal ulcer;
- spastic constipation;
- colitis;
- bradycardia.
Modern research in the field of oncological diseases has revealed a positive trend in the treatment of malignant tumors of the stomach with the use of dope grass and adonis.
Application
From medicinal plant datura ordinary make powder and alcohol tinctures.
The powder is made from dried leaves and applied in the treatment of severe shortness of breath and convulsive cough. To do this, 3 times a day, use the powder inside, in very small doses (on the tip of a knife). If the condition of the patient with bronchial asthma is running, in such cases they are allowed to breathe the smoke of burnt leaves.
With mental disorders, convulsions and epileptic seizures use an infusion of dope ordinary. It is brewed from 200 ml of hot water and 1 teaspoon of plant seeds, after which it is infused for half an hour. This infusion is taken orally one teaspoon. The same infusion is also prescribed to relieve pain in stomach cancer.
Tincture and decoctions of dope ordinary can be used externally. To do this, a glass of boiling water and 1 tsp. dry leaves boil for one minute. Then insist for 30 minutes and you can use. For half a glass of water, add 1 tsp. the resulting infusion and apply as a lotion.
Very useful tincture for hemorrhoids. For this, warm sitz baths are prepared. It is necessary to pour 20 grams of dry raw materials from dope with a glass of boiling water and insist for an hour. Then dilute in 10 liters of boiled warm water.
Datura ordinary has found wide application in cosmetology. He helps get rid of unwanted hair in certain areas of the body. To do this, take 150 grams of dry raw materials and pour one liter of hot water, then boil until a homogeneous mass is formed. After cooling the broth, it is smeared on the necessary areas of the skin. The shelf life is quite long, while it does not lose its healing properties.
Herbal decoction also used for enemas and douching.
To prepare it, take 0.5 liters of water and 1 tsp. crushed dry leaves, boil for 5 minutes over very low heat. The broth is defended for about 20 minutes, after which it is filtered and used 1 time per day for 3 weeks.
Attention! The plant is very poisonous, so you should carefully study the slightest changes in the body. At feeling unwell It is recommended to immediately stop using and consult a doctor.
A single dose per day for an adult is 0.2 g, daily - 0.6 g.
Side effects
At first glance, it is not so easy to get poisoned by ordinary dope. But, due to the widespread use in the treatment of many ailments, not all patients adhere to the required dosages, as a result of which poisoning occurs. There are cases that grass is used as a hallucinogenic agent - they smoke or simply inhale the smoke from burning leaves. In such cases, poisoning can also occur.
The main symptoms of poisoning:
- sore throat;
- sharp excitability;
- vomiting, nausea;
- dilated pupils of the eyes;
- dryness of the oral mucosa;
- the appearance of hallucinations;
- paralysis of some parts of the body.
At the first sign of symptoms, seek immediate medical attention medical care. Symptoms may appear within the first 10 minutes or after 15 hours. After the treatment, the pupils may remain dilated for more than a week.
