Effects of Datura fruit wine

1. The efficacy and function of Datura

Datura has been used as a sedative for a variety of health problems, including asthma, pain, arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorders. Additionally, this plant can be used as an antibiotic, antispasmodic, analgesic, and anesthetic.

1. Datura plants can help clear your throat. Patients can effectively relax the bronchial muscles in the throat by smoking leaf tobacco. Datura contains scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine, three active compounds that affect the nervous system. Since excessive intake of these compounds can easily lead to poisoning, it is best to consult a doctor for appropriate dosage and usage.

2. Some people use Datura to help improve sleep. People suffering from insomnia can place some leaves of this plant on their bed. The crushed leaves contain sleep-inducing compounds that can help a person fall asleep faster.

3. You can use fresh Datura leaves to soak in hot water to make tea to help treat gastrointestinal discomfort.

4. Datura can also treat arthritis and rheumatism. A paste made from fresh leaves, flowers and seeds applied to the affected area can effectively relieve pain.

2. Additional prescriptions of Datura

①Treatment of rectal prolapse: a pair of Datura flower seeds (with shell), sixteen rubber bowls. Crush the above ingredients, boil them in water for three to five times, and add potassium nitrate and wash with the hot solution. (The Confucian Way of Caring for Parents)

②To treat injuries from falls: soak one qian of Datura seeds in six liang of wine. Take three grams each time. (Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs)

③To treat rheumatic pain: soak two drunken fairy peaches in one pound of sorghum wine. After ten days, drink alcohol once or twice a day, no more than one penny each time. (Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in Shanghai)

3. Is Datura poisonous?

The whole plant of Datura is poisonous, with the fruit and especially the seeds being the most toxic, followed by the young leaves. The dried leaves are less toxic than the fresh leaves. Symptoms of Datura poisoning usually appear half an hour after ingestion, and as fast as 20 minutes, and no later than 3 hours. Symptoms usually disappear or basically disappear within 24 hours. Severe cases will enter into drowsiness, convulsions, cyanosis, and finally coma and death after 24 hours.