Datura ordinary
Cultivation and application of the beneficial properties of dope
Botanical characteristics of the common dope
This annual plant belongs to the nightshade family. Datura grows up to 120 cm in height. This plant is unpleasant to the smell, with straight and branched stems, has a powerful and fusiform white root. Large alternate leaves have sharp teeth at the edges. If you rub the leaves with your fingers, a very unpleasant smell will appear. White large flowers are located singly in the axils of the leaves. An intoxicating smell emanates from the flowers.
Datura fruit is a box that looks like an egg. The capsule has many green thorns on the outside, and there are from 500 to 800 seeds inside. The seeds are black and large in size. The flowering of the plant begins in July and lasts until early September, and the fruits ripen in October. Datura is propagated by seeds.
Datura can be seen in Crimea, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Western Siberia. The plant grows on fresh soil near houses, in a vacant lot, in places of accumulation of garbage, near a ravine. Datura prefers loose, moist and rich soil. Very rarely, the plant is found in a dispersed form, but in clumps - most often.
Datura is a poisonous plant! But when used in the right doses, it has a healing effect.
Datura cultivation
Today, many gardeners grow this plant, because it is not only unpretentious, but its flowering lasts a long time. The soil for growing dope must be prepared in advance. Humus, sand and earth from the garden should be added to it. It is necessary to prepare the soil in the fall. Spring is the time for sowing seeds and planting seedlings. Sowing seeds is best done in plastic containers, in which peat and fresh autumn soil were poured in advance. After 10 days, the first shoots appear.
Manganese solution must be poured into the pallet where the dope seedlings will be located. This solution will protect the seedlings from any fungal infection. Seedlings need to be watered regularly, but do not allow stagnant water. From May to June, you can plant Datura seedlings in the ground, observing the distance between the plants of 1 meter. Datura takes up a lot of space when it grows up. It is very tall and has spreading branches. In order for the Datura to grow and develop well, it needs to be transplanted into loose black soil every spring.
Datura care
The place for planting dope should be not only sunny and bright, but also protected from the winds. The flowering of the plant depends on the quality of the water used for irrigation. It is best to water the datura with hard water, but if not, you can use soft water. But in this case, you need to water the dope with lime milk once during the entire season.
Datura grows very actively in spring and summer, so at this time it needs to prune faded flowers and water it twice a day. At the same time, you need to stock up on seeds that are harvested from those fruits that remain at the site of the appearance of the first flowers. In order to avoid shedding of seeds, it is necessary to put special bags on the fruit-box.
Datura pests do not like moisture, so the plant should be sprayed with plain water. And in some cases, dope is sprayed with a solution of pyrethrum.
Datura oil
Datura oil is obtained from the seeds of the common Datura plant. The main use of this oil is to remove unwanted hair from any area of the skin. Oil, penetrating into the hair follicle, destroys it from the inside. This means that more hair will not grow in this place, which was treated with dope oil. The oil is applied like this: first you need to epilate, and then you need to take a few ml of oil on your palm and apply it to the newly opened pores and bare bulbs.
Datura oil is also used to remove fecal stones and stones from the gallbladder from the intestines. It normalizes the function of the gastrointestinal tract and improves intestinal peristalsis. Datura oil also has a calming substance, thanks to which it helps with nervous stress.
Outwardly, Datura oil is also used for radiculitis, burns, arthritis and eczema.
Useful properties and uses of dope
The leaves of the plant are used for medicinal purposes in the form of tinctures and extracts. Datura seeds are part of a tincture that helps fight asthma. Preparations made from the leaves soothe the nervous system. In addition, they have an antispasmodic effect, lowering the secretory function of the glandular apparatus, therefore, these drugs are used for bronchitis and asthma.
This dope herb also helps children. For example, it is given to children when they are frightened. Seeds infused with vodka come to the rescue with paralysis, shortness of breath, severe cough and nymphomania.
A decoction made from dope flowers is taken with angina pectoris and epilepsy. Datura herb is an excellent remedy for partial prolapse of the uterus or colon. Lotions from a decoction (diluted tincture) are used for eye inflammation.
Datura seeds are used for mania and neuralgia. Datura decoction helps with toothache.
Datura tincture. To prepare it, you need to take 100 grams of crushed plant seeds, fill them with 500 ml of alcohol and leave to infuse in a dark place for a week. After insisting, strain the infusion. The finished tincture is used for inhalation. The vapor of this tincture must be breathed for about 20 minutes. Some people take it by mouth 5 times a day, diluting a few drops of the tincture in 50 ml of water.
Datura decoction for taking a bath. It is necessary to take 20 grams of crushed dried Datura herb and pour it into a bucket of water, pour boiling water over and leave for about 30 minutes.
Contraindications to the use of dope
Given the fact that dope is a poisonous plant, the dosage of taking drugs from it must be strictly observed. Datura poisoning will occur from an overdose, from which only doctors will save. Signs of poisoning are as follows: dry mouth, bloody diarrhea, dilated pupils and impaired memory. With these signs, the poisoned person needs to urgently rinse the stomach.
Consult your doctor before using Datura!
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
