Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000009683

Family: SOLANACEAE

Scientific Name: Atropa belladona L.

Collector: N.C. Nair

Country: India

Uses: Dried root and leaf extract is used as a sedative, antispasmodic, and anodyne. Used as a mydriatic to dilate pupils in ophthalmology. Leaves have stimulant and narcotic properties.