A REVIEW OF CLINICAL ASPECT OF DHATURA:ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

  • Unique Paper ID: 186955
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 6
  • PageNo: 2708-2712
  • Abstract:
  • Dhatura is a toxic shrub and also a medicinal plant. Ayurvedic literature mentions the use of poisonous plants in the treatment of various human ailments. Dhatura is one of the Upvisha. It is a wildly growing plant from the Solanaceae family, used in many Ayurvedic formulations. This plant has contributed various pharmacological actions in the scientific field of Indian systems of medicine like analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, hypoglycemic, anti-rheumatoid, and wound healing activities. It contains a variety of toxic tropane alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine, etc. every part of the plant is toxic, but the highest number of alkaloids is contained in the seed. Dhatura poisoning is common in India. The administration of improper amounts of Dhatura affects the central nervous system with symptoms such as dysphagia, dementia, confusion, convulsions, delirium, and hallucination. However, death by Dhatura poisoning is rare, recovery may take several days. Therefore, understanding the possible medicinal and toxicological effects of Dhatura is needed.

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@article{186955,
        author = {Dr. Kiran Dyaneshwar Ingole and Dr.Mahesh Dolus and Dr.Swati Sarode},
        title = {A REVIEW OF CLINICAL ASPECT OF DHATURA:ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {2708-2712},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186955},
        abstract = {Dhatura is a toxic shrub and also a medicinal plant. Ayurvedic literature mentions the use of poisonous plants in the treatment of various human ailments. Dhatura is one of the Upvisha. It is a wildly growing plant from the Solanaceae family, used in many Ayurvedic formulations. This plant has contributed various pharmacological actions in the scientific field of Indian systems of medicine like analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, hypoglycemic, anti-rheumatoid, and wound healing activities. It contains a variety of toxic tropane alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine, etc. every part of the plant is toxic, but the highest number of alkaloids is contained in the seed. Dhatura poisoning is common in India. The administration of improper amounts of Dhatura affects the central nervous system with symptoms such as dysphagia, dementia, confusion, convulsions, delirium, and hallucination. However, death by Dhatura poisoning is rare, recovery may take several days. Therefore, understanding the possible medicinal and toxicological effects of Dhatura is needed.},
        keywords = {Dhatura, Ayurveda, medicinal plant, toxic effect, pharmacological action.},
        month = {November},
        }

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 6
  • PageNo: 2708-2712

A REVIEW OF CLINICAL ASPECT OF DHATURA:ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

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