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Thorn Apple

datura inoxia

Medicinal Actions

Amnesiagenic, Analgesic, Anesthetic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Narcotic, Sedative

Primary Conditions Treated

Demulcent Asthma Boil Bronchosis Cough Cramp Dandruff Earache Hemorrhoid Hydrophobia Insomnia Motion Sickness Nervousness Ophthalmia Pain Parkinsonianism Phthisis Pyorrhea Seasickness Sore Spasm Tumor

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Narcotic hallucinogen and hypnotic. See D. stramonium. Used by shamans, sometimes with fatal results; children have become intoxicated after sucking the nectar.

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