Brugmansia arborea
Brugmansia arborea
Safety & Hazards
The seeds are narcotic, dulling the senses and understanding, and they are occasionally administered with evil intent as a powder in food. Some native people assert that there are those who have gone mad merely by lying down to sleep in the shade of these trees[ 630 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 28 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1981 ISBN Description An article on the Ethnopharmacological uses of plants in northwestern S. America, amongst many other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Brugmansia arborea is a shrub or a small tree; it can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The plant has been rated as promising for being used in a clinical situation as a pain reliever for relieving headaches[ 919 Title Headache Treatments By Native Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Preliminary Cross-Disciplinary Assessment Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 36 Issue 3 pp 193 - 206 Author Russo E.B. Publisher Elsevier Year 1992 ISBN 0378-8741 Description A scientific article looking at some of the most promising plants in Ecuador for treating headaches. ].