Angel’s trumpet

Toxicity from tropane alkaloids often results from their effects on autonomic function. Several species of Datura are freely available, either growing in the wild or cultivated as ornamental plants, such as angel s trumpet (Datura sauveolens). Periodic outbreaks of jimsonweed use occur, when adolescents learn about the psychoactive effects of the plant and intentionally ingest it. [Pg.400]

Hall RC, Popkin MK, Mchenry LE. (1977). Angel s trumpet psychosis a central nervous system anticholinergic syndrome. Am J Psychiatry. 134(3) 312-14. [Pg.542]

Belladonna alkaloid-containing plants Deadly nightshade Angel s trumpet Jimsonweed... [Pg.138]

Atropine and scopolamine are alkaloids produced by members of the plant family Solanaceae which includes belladonna Atropa belladonna -source of atropine), henbane Hyoscyamius niger- the source of scopolamine), tomatoes, potatoes, green peppers, eggplant, and members of the Datura subfamily or genus, thornapple, Jimson or Jamestown weed, angel s trumpet, stinkweed, mandrake, and devil s apple. In the eatable plants it is the green portions which are poisonous vines, leaves, and sprouts. [Pg.68]

Capsicum annum (chili pepper) Datura Candida (angel s trumpet) Datura stramonium (Jimson weed) Datura suaveolens (angel s trumpet) Lycium barbarum (Chinese wolfberry)... [Pg.1618]

A 53-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with vertigo, blurred vision, palpitation, mydriasis of the right eye, and tachycardia (120/minute) (4). She reported that she had been cutting leaves from an angel s trumpet when a drop of sap had entered her right eye. [Pg.3158]

There have been reports of young men who had confusion and other signs of central nervous system involvement after taking angel s trumpet (6). [Pg.3158]

Havehus U, Asman P. Accidental mydriasis from exposure to angel s trumpet Datura suaveolens). Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2002 80(3) 332-5. [Pg.3159]

Synonyms Datura species Datura arborea-. Datura cornigera Datura folium Datura suaveo-lens Datura stramonium Angel s trumpet Downy thorn apple Horn-of-plenty Stinkweed Thornapple Black henbane Chemical/Pharmaceutical/Other Class Anticholinergic... [Pg.1470]

Allamanda Cathartica Common Names Angel s Trumpet, Brownbud, Buttercup Flower, Golden Trumpet, Yellow Allamanda, Yellow Bell Poison Cirotine... [Pg.48]

Common Names Angel s Trumpet, jimsonweed. Thorn Apple Poison Hyoscyamine Dosage 2O-25/2oz(56G) Seeds, 3/.5oz(i4G) Flowers,. 3/.3oz(8G) Root, 3/.5oz(i4G) Leaves... [Pg.51]

Hall, R. et al 1977. Angel s trumpet psychosis A central nervous system anticholinergic syndrome AmericanJournal of Psychiatry 134 312-314. [Pg.576]

Hayman, J. 1985. Datura poisoning—The Angel s Trumpet Pathologyiyi 465—466. [Pg.577]

Angel s trumpet Brugmansia arborea, Datura spp 1,3 Anticholinergic alkaloids (see p 84)... [Pg.311]

Why did the Maitland, Florida, city council ban the planting of angel s trumpet, an ornamental plant ... [Pg.170]

Angel s trumpet contains atropine, a chemical that blocks the activity of acetylchoHne, one of the body s important neurotransmitters. Atropine dries up bodily fluids — sahva, tears, mucus, phlegm, and urine — and it induces hallucinations. In a sufficiently high dose, it can kill. [Pg.170]

Andreola B, Piovan A, Da DL, Filippini R, Cappelletti E (2008) Unilateral mydriasis due to Angel s trumpet. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 46 (Copyright (C) 2012 U.S. National Library of Medicine.) 329-331... [Pg.1044]

Recent Misuse. Unfortunately, in the past decade reports on the misuse of such crude magic drugs by youths and young adults in Europe increased with often fatal psychiatric complications after intoxication with, e.g., Atropa spp., Brugmansia spp.. Datura spp., Hyoscyamus spp., Mandragora spp. (Gopel and Marcus 2000). Thus, e.g., self-made tea from leaf and flower of angel s trumpet caused psychotic and comatous condition of two patients (Dinkel and Bedner 2001). [Pg.157]

Plate Id Brugmansia versicolor (angel s trumpet) shrub or small tree (to 5 m) tropical parts of Ecuador west of the Andes (cultivated as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical regions) Sect. 3.4... [Pg.583]

Datura stramonium (Solanaceae, Jimson weed, thorn apple, angel s trumpet)... [Pg.994]

T. H. Wiebe, E. S. Sigurdson and L. Y. Katz, Angel s Trumpet Datura stramonium) poisoning and delirium in adolescents in Winnipeg, Manitoba Summer 2006, Paediatr. Child. Health, 2006, 13, 193-196. [Pg.244]

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