Botanical Index No. 575

Jimsonweed

datura stramonium

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Anesthetic, Anti-asthmatic, Anticholinergic, Anticholinesterase, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antiparkinsonian, Antiseptic, Antisialagogue, Antispasmodic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aphrodisiac Abscess Acidity Adenopathy Alopecia Anasarca Aphasia Apoplexy Arthrosis Asthma Ataxia Boil Bronchosis Bruise Burn Cancer breast Carcinoma Cardiopathy Catalepsy Catarrh Childbirth Chorea Convulsion Cough Cramp Cystosis Dandruff Delirium Dermatosis Diaphragmosis Diarrhea Dyspnea Dysuria Earache Ecstacy Emphysema Enuresis Epilepsy Erotomania Esophagosis Felon Fever Fistula Fits Flu Fracture Fungus Gas Goiter Gout Headache Heatstroke Hemorrhoid Hiccup Hydrophobia Hyperacidity Hysteria Induration Infection Inflammation Influenza Insomnia Laryngosis Lochia Locomotor Ataxia Lumbago Madness Mania Melancholy Meningosis Motion Sickness Mycosis Nervousness Neuralgia Night Sweats Nymphomania Ophthalmia Otosis Pain Paralysis Parasite Parkinson’s Disease Pertussis Phthisis Pneumonia Prolapse Psychosis Radiculosis Respirosis Rheumatism Scarlatina Sciatica Scirrhus Scrofula Sore Sore Throat Spasm Sprain Stammering Stenocardia Strabismus Swelling Syphilis Tetanus Thirst Tremor Trismus Tuberculosis Tumor Typhus Ulcer Uterosis VD Wart Whitlow Wound

General Dosage

50–100 mg powdered leaf 1–3 ×/day; 50 mg seed. Indians apply warmed leaves to the breast to reduce lactation and firm the breast.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Do not take it. Commission E reports leaf and seed not permitted for oral use. Contains toxic belladonna alkaloids. Contraindicated in acute pulmonary edema, glaucoma, paralytic ileus, prostatosis, pyloric stenosis, and tachycardic arrhythmia. High doses lead to central excitation, compulsive chatter, delirium, hallucination, mania, and restlessness, often followed by exhaustion and lethargy, and/or sleep.

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