Berries of Atropa belladona. Atropa belladonna is commonly known as Belladonna,devil's berries,death cherries or deadly nightshade,and is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae,native to Europe,North Africa,and Western Asia. The foliage and berries are extremely toxic,containing tropane alkaloids. These toxins include scopolamine and hyoscyamine which can cause a bizarre delirium and hallucinations,and are also used as pharmaceutical anticholinergics. The drug atropine is derived from the plant | |
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