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Felter's Materia Medica on Belladonna (atropa Belladonna)
BELLADONNA (Atropa belladonna)ATROP
The (1) dried root and the (2) dried leaves and tops of Atropa Belladonna, Linné (Nat. Ord. Solanaceae). Europe and Central Asia; also cultivated. Dose, (1) 1/4 to 1 grain; (2) 1/4 to 2 grains. Common Names: Deadly Nightshade, Dwale. (1) Belladonna Root (Belladonnae Radix); (2) Belladonna Leaves (Belladonnae Folia). Principal Constituents.The poisonous alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, belladonnine, and hyoscine. There is much confusion concerning the constituents of belladonna, hyoscyamine, w...1
The (1) dried root and the (2) dried leaves and tops of Atropa Belladonna, Linné (Nat. Ord. Solanaceae). Europe and Central Asia; also cultivated. Dose, (1) 1/4 to 1 grain; (2) 1/4 to 2 grains. Common Names: Deadly Nightshade, Dwale. (1) Belladonna Root (Belladonnae Radix); (2) Belladonna Leaves (Belladonnae Folia). Principal Constituents.The poisonous alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, belladonnine, and hyoscine. There is much confusion concerning the constituents of belladonna, hyoscyamine, w...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.