Deadly nightshade berries

When taken in very large amounts, atropine poisoning occurs this may, for example, be seen following poisoning by deadly nightshade berries. These berries can cause symptoms which patients have colourfully described as ... 

In the case of acute poisoning resulting from excessive exposure there are two antidotes that can be used. The first is atropine (which is found in deadly nightshade berries and is also known as belladonna), which antagonizes the effects of the acetylcholine that accumulates in the body... 

Schneider, F., Lutin, P., Kintz, P., Astruc, D., Flesch, F. and Tempe, J.D. (1996) Plasma and urine concentrations of atropine after the ingestion of cooked deadly nightshade berries. J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. 34, 113-117. 

Trabattoni, G., D. Visintini, G.M. Terzano, and A. Lechi. 1984. Accidental poisoning with deadly nightshade berries A case report. Hum. Toxicol. 3(6) 513-516. 

Atropine and scopalamine Atropine is found in the berries of the weeds deadly nightshade and black nightshade. It is also synthesized in the leaves and roots of Hyoscyamus muticusi. At high... 

Atropine is an alkaloid isolated from Atropa bellactonna, the deadly nightshade plant. In the Renaissance, women used the juice of the berries of the nightshade to enlarge the pupils of their eyes for cosmetic reasons. Atropine causes an increase in heart rate, relaxes smooth muscles, and interferes with nerve impulses transmitted by acetylcholine In higher doses atropine is poisonous, leading to convulsions, coma, and death. 

A 52-year-old woman was confused and had dysarthria and difficulty in walking and swallowing (13). That same day she had eaten berries that she thought were bilberries, but were instead Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade). 

Solanum Dulcamara Common Names Bittersweet, Climbing Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Felonwood, Mad Dog Berries, Violet Bloom Poison Belladonna Dosage 4-5 Berries, 8-i2/ioz(28G) Leaves... 

Beladonna A poisonous plant with reddish beU-shaoed flowers and black berries deadly nightshade. A drug, also called atropine, obtained from this plant and used to dilate the puDll of the eye, stimulate the heart, relieve spasms, etc. 

Hyoscyamine, its racemate atropine, (—)-scopolamine, and cocaine are among the oldest drugs used in medicine or as drugs of abuse. Furthermore, the purplish-black berries of Atropa belladonna L. (Deadly nightshade)... 

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