Very nice, clear depction.. does it get berries that turn black, just like the ones in described in classical herbals... or is it different? and ethnobotanical uses etc?
Usha di ==== On Jul 29, 1:13 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Atropa acuminata* Royle ex Lindl., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 1:138. > 1849 (J. Hort. Soc. London 1:306. 1846) > syn: Atropa belladona Clarke (non L.) > > Common names: Indian beladona, Indian deadly nightshade > > Herb up to 1.6 m tall with alternate, ovate-lanceolate acuminate leaves; > flowers yellow, 2-2.5 cm long, stamens included. > All parts of the plant contain the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine and > bellodonnine, which are used as a sedative, antispasmodic, in convulsive > disorders and as an antidote for poisoning. The black berries are very > poisonous and cause delirium and dilation of the pupils. > > Photographed from Gulmarg, Kashmir > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > Atropa-acuminata-Gulmarg-Kashmir-1.jpg > 135KViewDownload > > Atropa-acuminata-Gulmarg-Kashmir-2.jpg > 233KViewDownload
