What are the effects of Datura?

With the changes in people's lifestyles and the continuous deterioration of the external environment, various diseases are often seen, especially respiratory diseases which cannot be ignored. Whether it is coughing or asthma, it will bring many inconveniences to people's health and even normal life. Usually many people use Datura stramonium as medicine to treat various respiratory diseases. So what are the effects of Datura stramonium?

The role of Datura:

1. Effects on the central nervous system

① Effect on behavior: When scopolamine 6 mg/kg was injected into the lateral ventricle of rabbits, the rabbits closed their eyes, lay on their sides, and their righting reflex disappeared. The rabbits recovered after about 40 minutes, but their activities were still relatively low. Scopolamine and hibernation mixture can produce general anesthesia in humans, monkeys and dogs.

② Effect on EEG: When 0.05-0.1 mg/kg of scopolamine hydrobromide was injected intraperitoneally into conscious cats with buried electrodes, 5 minutes later, the EEG changed from low-amplitude fast waves to irregular high-amplitude slow waves. However, the startle reaction still exists at this time and the animal behaves quietly.

2. Effects on the circulatory system

① Effects on cardiovascular system: Scopolamine can relieve the inhibition of vagus nerve on the heart, making the sympathetic nerve dominant, thus accelerating the heart rate. Atropine has a similar effect, but is more potent.

② Effect on hemodynamics: When total datura alkaloids were injected intravenously into dogs with hemorrhagic shock, cardiac output did not increase. However, after blood transfusion to replenish blood volume, total datura alkaloids could increase cardiac output. This shows that the effect of Datura stramonium on cardiac output is related to blood volume.

3. Effects on the respiratory system and smooth muscle organs

Small doses of Flos Datura injection can completely antagonize the contraction of isolated guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle induced by acetylcholine. Datura stramonium has an inhibitory effect on the tracheal mucous glands of rats with experimental tracheitis, and the goblet cells are significantly reduced, which is similar to the effect of cutting off the unilateral vagus nerve.

The effects of Datura stramonium: Indications: Antitussive and antiasthmatic, analgesic and sedative. Asthma cough, cold pain in the abdomen, rheumatic pain, slow convulsions in children; surgical anesthesia.

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": For all kinds of wind-induced and cold-damp beriberi, boil the decoction and wash the affected area. It is also used to treat epilepsy and rectal prolapse, and is also used as an anesthetic.

2. "Essentials of Raw Medicinal Herbs" says: Taking a small amount can relieve pain, open up the meridians and relieve headaches.

3. "Bencao Bian Du" (Compendium of Materia Medica): It can relieve pain from sores and ulcers, and relieve numbness, cold and asthma.

4. "Luchuan Materia Medica": Treats cough and pain caused by falls.

I believe everyone is aware of the effects of Datura stramonium. Everyone needs to protect their own health at all times and not wait until they get sick to realize the importance of health. We should also improve our awareness of health care in our daily lives, improve our living habits, eat a reasonable diet every day, and exercise appropriately, and our immunity will be improved over time.