BELLADONNA
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![]() atropa belladonna L. Solanaceae POISONOUS!!!! Do not ingest this herb for any reason. Dangerous Plants to cockatiels. There are still reported deaths today related to Belladonna. It is used for astral protection and to encourage visions, but there are less toxic herbs that will accomplish this. Belladonna or Deadly Nightshade is native to Europe but is now spontaneous as an escape from cultivation in the United States and India. Its generic name Atropa come from the Greek Fate Atropos, the inflexible one who cuts the thread of life. The specific epithet, meaning "beautiful lady," recalls the use of sap of the plant to dilate the pupils of the eyes among the fine ladies of Italy who believed that the dreamy, intoxicated stare thus produced was the height of fetching beauty. Many vernscular names of the plants refer to its intoxicating properties: Sorcerer's Cherry, Witch's Berry, Devil's Herb, Murderer's Berry, Dwaleberry (dwale in English deriving from the Scandinavian root meaning "trance"), Banewort, Deadly Nightshade, and Death's Herb, Sacred Herbs of the Goddesses Brigit Plants and their magickal properties Astral Projection, Visions **TOXIC** SOURCE(S) The Little Herb Encyclopdedia by Ritchason, Jack ©1995 Woodland Health Books Culpeper's Apprentice chandralin 03162003 Daily Herbal Tips OIL AND INCENSE "Beautiful Dreamer" ![]() Belladonna Clikpak 30c 84 pillules: K |
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