Thorn apple (also known as Datura)

[Lois]

Keep children away from this plant!!

[westbrook]

Stramonium is used in inhalants to open bronchial passages. Most often associated with Athsma.

 

The leaves are dried and smoked in an emergency. One inhale is all it takes.

 

Yes the plant is poison, the roots are the most lethal. Children are usually interested in the seed pot and when green is soft but prickly and the seeds are sweet. The leaves stink when fresh. The flower is pretty and has a nice fragrance, that is if you can get over the leaf smell.

 

I post this information because if you or your child has asthma and you run out... now what?

[Lois]

Thank you for this info, Westbrook, there is so much that I don't know about some of these herbs, that I really apprediate all the help I can get. I may have use for that bit of info myself.

[Mother]

This might give you a bit more informatin on using Datura.

 

http://www.drugstoremuseum.com/sections/le...=79&level=2

 

(wish I could figure out how to shorten these links

[westbrook]

Mother.. to shorten a link..

 

when you hit reply... see the graemlins... then look to the right... see the Instand UBB code? in there it says URL

 

click on the URL a box pops up.. delete the http:// if it is already in your link and paste your link in.

 

click ok, another box will come up and you paste in the name you want to call the link. Click ok and it is done.

 

Mrs. S

[Mother]

Thanks Westy, I'll try that next time but first I'm going to print these instructions out cause I'll forget what I'm supposed to do for sure otherwise.