Ethnopharmacological relevance The different species of the genus Datura have been used
traditionally by some pre-Columbian civilizations, as well as in medieval rituals linked to …

A large number of wild and cultured plants produce secondary metabolites that can be toxic
to humans and animals. The present study aims to provide insight into the routes of (un) …

Hyoscyamine (atropine) and scopolamine are the predominant tropane alkaloids in the
Datura genus, occurring in all plant organs. The assessment of the alkaloid content of …

Delineating its usage in separation, purification and detection processes across a variety of
disciplines, from industry to applied research, this work discusses the principles, techniques …

Dichloromethane and 90% methanol extracts of 42 South African plants were screened for
mutagenicity and antimutagenicity using the Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay …

Datura stramonium is an annual herb, with stem erect and spreading branches above. It is
common in the waste land, fields and gardens in Baghdad district (Figure 1). Leaves, seeds …

Human hair dated to Late Prehistory is exceedingly rare in the Western Mediterranean.
Archaeological excavations in the Bronze Age burial and cult cave of Es Càrritx, in Menorca …

While debates have raged over the relationship between trance and rock art, unambiguous
evidence of the consumption of hallucinogens has not been reported from any rock art site in …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Although medicinal plants are used extensively to treat
sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in rural northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, the …

Background: In Burkina Faso, phytotherapy is the main medical alternative used by
populations to manage various diseases that affect the nervous system. The aim of the …