South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flower with different colours. It belongs to the Solanaceae, this shrub can reach as high as 11 meters and it usually has several major stems, all parts of the plant contain the well known belladonna alkaloids ( scopolomine, hyoscyamine, and atropine). It's been used by many south american cultures in the religious rituals and to treat the unruly children, also it is used externally to treat dermatitis, arthritis pain.
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