Belladonna Extract
Plant Original: Belladonna
Part Used: Whole herb
Specification: Hyoscyamine 1% 1.5%
Description:
Belladonna interferes with the action of acetylcholine, one of the nervous system's chief chemical messengers. It has a drying effect and, in high doses, can affect the brain, causing overexcitement and hallucinations. Belladonna gained its name during the Middle Ages, when beautiful young women used it to dilate their pupils. Today, several common prescription medications, including Donnatal and Levsin, employ the active ingredients in Belladonna to relieve intestinal problems and other complaints.
Application:
Belladonna has been used in folk medicine as a remedy for stomach and abdominal pain, asthma, bronchitis, and muscular pain. Applied externally, it has been used for gout and ulcers. In medicinal plasters, it is currently used to combat intestinal, excessive perspiration, bronchial asthma, on the heart muscle and the smooth muscle in the digestive tract, relaxing it and relieving spasms.
In homeopathic medicine, Belladonna is considered a remedy for the bulging eyeballs that sometimes accompany an overactive thyroid, as well as a treatment for nerve pain and scarlet fever. Its effectiveness for these problems has not been scientifically verified. Belladonna extract is also use for anti-alkali for the gallbladder, which can relieve the convulsion of leiomyoma; relieve the convulsion of stomach and the intestine, as well as the angina of kidney and gallbladder.
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