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	Belladonna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Cultivation and Propagation: Belladonna is hardy throughout the U.S., dying back in winter and rising from the root in spring.
		Belladonna is most frequently propagated by seed, sown in flats in early March.
		Belladonna may also be propagated by cuttings of the green branch tips.
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	Deadly nightshade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known perennial shrub, with leaves and berries that are highly toxic.
		Belladonna is not common as a garden plant, and is considered a weed in some areas.
		Symptoms of belladonna poisoning are the same as those for atropine (the best-known of the tropane alkaloids), and include dilated pupils, tachycardia, hallucinations, blurred vision, loss of balance, a feeling of flight, staggering, a sense of suffocation, paleness followed by a red rash, flushing, husky voice, extremely dry throat, constipation, urinary retention, and confusion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belladonna (908 words)

	Belladonna: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
		Belladonna is a member of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family, and can be identified by its bell-shaped, purple flowers and cherry-sized green berries that mature to a dark purple or fl color.
		Belladonna alkaloids are anticholinergic, which means that it works by blocking the certain nerve impulses involved in the parasympathetic nervous system, which regulates certain involuntary bodily functions or reflexes, including pupil dilation, heart rate, secretion of glands and organs, and the constriction of the bronchioles in the lungs and the alimentary canal (digestive tract).
		Belladonna is frequently prescribed homeopathic remedy used to treat illnesses that manifest symptoms similar to those that belladonna poisoning triggers (i.e., high fever, nausea, delirium, muscle spasms, flushed skin, dilated pupils).
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	BELLADONNA
		Belladonna is generally dispersed by seed and sown in flats during the first half of March.
		Two other substances found in belladonna, scopolamine and hyoscyamine, are used in a number of antispasmodics used to treat intestinal disorders like diarrhea, irritable colon, and peptic ulcers.
		Belladonna trips are a billion times more real than anything you've ever seen under the influence of any other hallucinagen.
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	Poisonous Plants: Belladonna, Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
		Belladonna is a perennial plant that has oval dark-green leaves, bell-shaped violet blossoms and fl cherry-like fruit.
		These toxic effects of belladonna are due to the high content of the alkaloids such as atropine (the most important one), scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and belladonnine in all parts of the plant.
		Nowadays, belladonna is still in use due to its valuable alkaloid atropine, extracted from the roots of the plant.
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		Belladonna also prefers an alkaline, calcareous (lime or chalk) soil with lots of organic matter and a copious supply of water.
		Belladonna was also used during the middle ages by torturers to gain confessions from stubborn victims.
		In the past the symptoms of Belladonna poisoning were often thought to be caused by rabies due to bouts of mania and possible foaming at the mouth.
	www.herbal-shaman.com /database/atrobell.htm (2434 words)

	Belladonna
		Belladonna, also deadly nightshade, common name for an Old World herb (see Nightshade), and for a crude drug obtained from the plant.
		Belladonna is a biennial or annual plant with large simple leaves and bell-shaped flowers.
		Belladonna was also an important ingredient in Witches brew during the Middle ages, often being equated with aggressive female sexuality.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/plants/belladonna.htm (1376 words)

	MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Belladonna (Atropa belladonna L. or its variety acuminata Royle ex Lindl)
		Belladonna is an herb that has been used for centuries for a variety of indications, including headache, menstrual symptoms, peptic ulcer disease, inflammation, and motion sickness.
		Belladonna is known to contain active agents with anticholinergic properties, such as the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine) and hyoscyamine.
		For example, belladonna may be diluted by 100 (one teaspoon belladonna added to 99 teaspoons water) in the first round, and this new, dilute mixture may be diluted 30-fold (1 teaspoon of the dilute mixture added to 29 teaspoons water).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-belladonna.html (2875 words)

	History And Description Of Belladonna (Atropa belladona)
		In fact another term for belladonna is 'deadly nightshade' and that is at least partially derived from the number of infant deaths associated with this plant.
		Belladonna and opium appear to exert the opposite effects, especially as regards their action on the brain, the spinal cord, and heart.
		A symptom of belladonna poisoning is the complete loss of voice, together with frequent bending forward of the trunk and continual movements of the hands and fingers, the pupils of the eye becoming much dilated.
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	Belladonna
		Individually or in combination, the constituents of belladonna (obtained from the leaves and root) are the basic ingredients in a variety of antispasmodics commonly prescribed today to treat intestinal disorders such as diarrhea, irritable colon, and peptic ulcer.
		Belladonna is used to treat complaints of sudden onset and infections with inflammation, such as acute fever with staring eyes, flu, tonsillitis, a sore throat, a dry, tickly cough that is made worse by talking, and earache (especially right-sided), which is worse from getting the head wet or cold.
		Other conditions helped by Belladonna include: pounding headaches in which the slightest eye movement intensifies the pain; boils; seizures; labor pain; swollen, red breasts from breastfeeding; cystitis; nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys); and restless sleep.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_belladonna.htm (706 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Nightshade, Deadly - Herb Profile and Information
		Belladonna is supposed to have been the plant that poisoned the troops of Marcus Antonius during the Parthian wars.
		Although Belladonna is not a plant that can be successfully grown in every small garden, yet in a chalky garden a few plants might be grown in a shady corner for the sake of the seed, for which there is a demand for propagation.
		Belladonna is a most valuable plant in the treatment of eye diseases, Atropine, obtained during extraction, being its most important constituent on account of its power of dilating the pupil.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/n/nighde05.html (4099 words)

	Belladonna and Deadly Nightshade
		To oWiate the poisonous influence of the belladonna the most effectual method is to evacuate the stomach as speedily as possible, by means of emetics or the stomach tube, and afterwards to cleanse the bowels by purgatives and enemata.
		Belladonna has acquired considerable credit as a preventive of scarlatina,— an application of the remedy first suggested by the author of the homoeopathic doctrine,— but it is absolutely devoid of any such power.
		Belladonna should never be given in substance, but in the form of extract or tincture, or, when accuracy or quickness of action is desired, of atropine.
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	Atropa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atropa is a genus of plants in the nightshade family.
		The genus is named for one of the Three Fates, the one which cut the life thread.
		In some older classifications, the Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) is considered a species of the Atropa genus as Atropa mandragora.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atropa (87 words)

	Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna, Atropa Belladonna, Ancient, Powerful Witching Herb
		All continents, apart from Antarctica, have seen Belladonna and similar alkaloids used by shamans, witches and sorcerers for thousands of years, who take advantage of the sensations of leaving their bodies, to access alternate realities to gleam wisdom, to fly through the air or to shapeshift into an animal by a shift in consciousness.
		The shamans and others who used Belladonna throughout the centuries were not looking to get high - they wanted to leave their minds and/or bodies and travel on a different path that few people are able to handle, either physically or mentally.
		A concoction of lead, Belladonna and salicylic acid was used to treat sprains, as well as being a cure for bunions and corns.
	www.shamanicjourney.com /article/5997/deadly_nightshade_belladonna_atropa_belladonna_ancient_powerful_witching_herb (1064 words)

	Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna , Atropa Belladonna, Dangerous Hallucinogen
		Belladonna is a heavily branching herb having a purplish coloured stem, capable of growing up to 2 metres high.
		Belladonna is one of the most toxic plants to be found in the Western hemisphere.
		Belladonna poisoning can lead to weakness, lack of coordination, colic and depression in horses, with deaths reported even for small amounts from 0.5 to 5 kg.
	www.shamanicjourney.com /article/5996/deadly_nightshade_belladonna_atropa_belladonna_dangerous_hallucinogen (871 words)

	Atropa belladonna--Deadly Nightshade seeds and foliage for sale. : Bouncing Bear Botanicals
		Atropa belladonna is a perennial branching herb growing to 5 feet tall, with 8 inch long ovate leaves.
		In earlier times in Italy, women used extracts of Atropa belladonna to dialate their eyes for cosmetic purposes; such use explains the origin of the common name (Italian, "beautiful woman").
		Belladonna was also an important ingredient in Witches brew during the Middle ages, often being equated with aggressive female sexuality.
	www.bouncingbearbotanicals.com /belladonna-deadly-nightshade-p-105.html (317 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for belladonna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Belladonna Great selection of natural remedies Products for a healthier lifestyle.
		belladonna BELLADONNA [belladonna] or deadly nightshade, poisonous perennial plant, Atropa belladona, of the nightshade family.
		Available either as the tincture or extract of belladonna, or as the pure substance atropine sulfate, it is a depressant of the parasympathetic nervous system.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/01301.html (531 words)

	Belladonna - Herb Database + Images
		Belladonna interferes with its action, acting mainly on the heart muscle and the smooth muscle in the digestive tract.
		Other legends say it is related to the apples of Sodom; that the name belladonna refers to an old superstition that the plant takes on the form of an enchantress of great loveliness, the sight of whom is dangerous.
		Japanese Belladonna was used during the 19th century as a substitute for Atropa belladonna.
	earthnotes.tripod.com /belladonna.htm (2097 words)

	Belladonna Seeds from Alchemy Works - Seeds for Magick Herbs and Pagan Gardens
		It is still traditionally associated with astral projection, but this plant is especially Saturnian in that it is said to create feelings of heaviness rather than lightness, being dragged down to the ground rather than flying.
		Belladonna grows 2-5 feet tall with coarse, large leaves and odd brownish purple flowers that appear to be veined.
		Belladonna grows best in soil that has lime ("sweet" or calcareous soil), lots of organic matter (think woodlands), and it needs a well-drained but not dried up spot.
	www.alchemy-works.com /atropa_belladonna.html (602 words)

	PlantFiles: Detailed information on Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna, Devil's Cherry Atropa belladonna
		It is a poisonous plant - A peculiar symptom in those poisoned by Belladonna is the complete loss of voice, together with frequent bending forward of the trunk and continual movements of the hands and fingers, the pupils of the eye becoming much dilated.
		Belladonna is a great plant, as long as you don't have anyone around who might be tempted to eat the berries and/or leaves, as doing so will result in a trip to the local hospital and/or mortician ;).
		Be sure to wear gloves if handling belladonna and a knife at the same time, or you might end up in the waiting room of the hospital with the berry nibbler.
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	atropabelladonna
		An Atropa belladonna hyoscyamine 6beta-hydroxylase gene is differentially expressed in the root pericycle and anthers.
		Transgenic herbicide-resistant Atropa belladonna using an Ri binary vector and inheritance of the transgenic trait.
		Nuclear-cytoplasmic incompatibility in cybrids possessing an Atropa belladonna nuclear genome and a Nicotiana tabacum plastome.
	www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/atropabelladonna.htm (3077 words)

	Erowid Belladonna Vault
		Belladonna is a 1-2 meter tall perennial herb that produces small red to fl berries.
		These berries contain atropine, scopolomine and hyoscyamine and have a long history of use as a medicinal, poisonous, and ceremonial herb.
		Is there enough active chemical in Belladonna pellets to c...
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	Ethnobotanical Leaflets
		Taxonomically, Atropa belladona is classified in the Solanaceae, a family that also includes the common potato, tobacco and chile pepper.
		As noted before Atropa belladona is extremely poisonous.
		However, some grazing animals eat the plant and berries without having ill effects, but humans who eat the meat of such animals can become seriously ill. People who handle the plant can have the poison absorbed through their skin.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/atropa.htm (1061 words)

	Belladonna
		Atropa belladonna is a poisonous plant with reddish flowers and shining fl berries.
		Belladonna in powder form from leaf and flowering top of Atropa belladonna Linne or A. belladonna acuminata.
		It is used generally in tincture form, though the dry extract in tablet form may be used.
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