jimsonweed

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• jimsonweed
• thorn-apple
• Angel's Trumpets
• Daturas
• Devil's Trumpets
• Jimsonweeds
• Moonflowers
• Thorn-apples
• Thornapples

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Ceratocaulos
• Apemon

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Solanales and the family Solanaceae, it is classified under the genus Datura.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific presence across several regions within Northern Europe. In Denmark, it can be found growing in various local habitats. It is also distributed across Great Britain, establishing itself in the landscape. The plant extends its range further to include the island of Ireland. Finally, its northern distribution reaches into Norway and Sweden.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Datura has 5 reported plant parts identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, seed, flower, fruit, stem.

Leaf

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Veterinary and human toxicology
3. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
4. Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology
5. Minerva medica

Seed

1. Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990)
2. Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology
3. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
4. Japanese journal of pharmacology

Flower

1. Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990)

Fruit

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Stem

1. Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales

Chemicals

Datura has 9 reported phytochemicals identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include scopolamine, hyoscyamine, ATROPINE, Cardiac Glycosides, Datumetine.

scopolamine

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

hyoscyamine

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

ATROPINE

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Cardiac Glycosides

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Datumetine

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Daturaolone

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Tannins

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Withametelin

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Datura has 2 reported activities identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Mitogenic, Psychoactive.

Mitogenic

1. Scandinavian journal of immunology

Psychoactive

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Datura has 9 reported medicinal uses identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include asthma, abscesses, boils, gout, neurological disorders.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations