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| | Datura spp. | Thornapple (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Datura discolor is a smaller, 1-2 foot high annual with grayish-green, several inch long, ovate leaves. |
 | | Datura discolor is limited to elevations below 2,000 feet, but on occasion it has been reported up to 4,000 feet. |
 | | Chemistry: tropane alkaloids for Datura discolor, very similar for D. meteloides: hyoscine (scopolamine), apohyoscine, norhyoscine, hyoscyamine, meteloidine, tropine, atropine, littorine, and cuscohygrine; flavonoids: quercetin and kaempferol Medicinal Uses: Datura is one of the strongest analgesic herbs we employ. |
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