Full Plant
Plant Details
Local Name:
jimsonweed
Common Name:
thornapple
Scientific Name:
Datura stramonium L.
Family:
SOLANACEAE
Vernacular Name:
ummam
Habit:
Subshrubs
Habitat:
Scrub jungles and wastelands
Distribution:
roadsides, in livestock enclosures, and in disturbed areas like garbage dumps and wastelands
Flowering Season:
July - September
Fruiting Season:
August to October.
Altitude:
500 to 2000 m
Uses:
Rheumatism, Leprosy, skin diseases and dandruff
Part Used:
FRUIT
Method of Use:
Rheumatism- External application of fruit paste along with turmeric powder (1/2 teaspoon) once daily for one month.
Leprosy, skin diseases and dandruff: Crushed fruit paste is used externally twice a day for two weeks
Leprosy, skin diseases and dandruff: Crushed fruit paste is used externally twice a day for two weeks
Location:
Nilambur, Malappuram district
Collection Date:
0000-00-00
Collector Name:
Dr CHITHRA M
IUCN Status:
Not Evaluated (NE)
Invasive Status:
Datura stramonium, commonly known as thornapple or jimsonweed, is considered invasive in many parts
Pollination Type:
is primarily pollinated by insects, specifically moths, and is also capable of self-pollination.
Seed Dispersal:
explosive dehiscence and epizoochory
Phytochemicals:
The plant is known for its alkaloids, including the tropane alkaloids atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscyamine, which are responsible for its pharmacological effects and toxicity. Other phytochemicals found in D. stramonium include flavonoids, tannins, saponins, phenols, glycosides, and steroids.
Description:
Subshrubs up to 60-120 cm tall, branched, pubescent; the branches often purplish. Leaves alternate, simple, minutely puberulose, cuneate; petiole 2-5 cm long. Flowers single or paired, axilary, white; Calyx tubular, 5-dentate, puberulous, persistent; lobes 6-9 mm long, strongly reflexed in fruit, apiculate. Corolla white or purplish suffused. Stamens 5,capsule erect, ovoid, spiny and densely pubescent. Seeds many, reticulate, oveolate, and black.