Medicinal plants in the world are natural antioxidant sources as they contain some secondary metabolites such phenolic acids and flavonoids. Therefore, used to prevent or treat many diseases parts of world. However, use antioxidants cancer treatment is still controversial. Accordingly, composition potential ethanol extracts Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) Datura stramonium (Solanaceae), ...

The attention of the profession in this country, was not, I believe, particularly called to the medicinal properties of the Stramonium till Dr Marcet, in an interesting paper, read before the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, in June 1816, and published in their Transactions *, detailed the ^results of his experience of its use. Storck, it is true, so early as 1762, in a pamphlet publi...

The alkaloid spectra of Datura innoxia plants grown in Egypt and Bulgaria were investigated by GC-MS. Thirty-eight alkaloids were detected in the roots, leaves and fruits of the plants. Five new alkaloids for D. innoxia are reported. Alkaloid spectra of Egyptian and Bulgarian plants differ significantly in respect to their alkaloid composition and main alkaloids accumulated in the plant organs.

We report 2 cases of teenagers who were poisoned with Jimson weed (Datura stramonium) and presented to the emergency department with a severe acute anticholinergic toxidrome after ingestion of several hundred seeds. The patients presented with visual hallucinations, disorientation, incomprehensible and nonsensical speech, and dilated sluggish pupils. Both patients required restraints for combat...

Efforts have been made to assess some plant extracts namely, Lycopersicon esculentum, Tagetus patula, Achras sapota, Azadirachta indica, Datura metel, Cymbopogon citrates, Polyalthia longifolia, Allium sativum and Allium cepa in vitro for the management of leaf spot (tikka) disease of groundnut cultivar Dhaka-1 caused by Cercospora arachidicola and Cercosporidium personatum. Results indicated t...

O trabalho objetivou-se na descrição bibliográfica da planta do Kapassarinho (Datura Stramonium), para entender os seus efeitos controversos já que são poucos estudos mencionados, extratos misturas complexas constituídas de diversas classes químicos produtos naturais. nome vulgar em Angola e é encontrada no interior País classificada como erva Daninha. Para a concretização deste utilizou-se met...