Datura metel Linn. | |
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Common name | Daturo |
Botanical Name | Datura metel Linn. |
Vernacular name | English- Thron-apple, Devil's trumpet, Metel Hindi- Dhattura Gujarati- Dhattura, kaladhatura, safedatura Sanskrit- Kanaka |
Family | Solanaceae |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Parts of plant used | Seed, whole plant |
Chemical Constituents | Alkaloids-hyoscyamine, Tropane, glycosides and fixed oil |
Therapeutic uses | Used in treatment of stomach and intestinal pain that results from worm infestation, toothache and fever from inflammation. |