Aktywność pektyno-metylo-esterazy w łodygach Datura stramonium L. [Pectin-methyl-esterase activities in healthy and tumourous stem tissues of Datura stramonium L.]

In-vitro antioxidant activity of Datura stramonium L. leaves

Plants contain various secondary metabolites such as saponin, steroids, flavonoids, and alkaloids, which have shown antioxidant activity that includes scavenging free radical species, inhibiting the production of reactive species, inhibiting the production of reactive species resulting from normal cell metabolism. The present study was undertaken to analyse the antioxidant activity of various e...

Datura stramonium poisoning in children.

Although substance abuse is fairly common among adolescents, poisoning from Datura stramonium (a broadleaf annual erect herb with spine-covered seed capsule) is uncommon in children and has not been reported in our locality. We present the case of two children admitted at the Children Emergency Room of a teaching hospital following ingestion of extract of Datura stramonium. They developed neuro...

Poisoning by Datura (Stramonium)— Recovery

partaken of a quantity of datura leaves, prepared in the form of curry, with rice, which he afterwards acknowledged to have voluntarily taken. On admission, he lay perfectly unconscious, with severe spasmodic muscular twitchings and stertorous breathing. Skin cool; pulse about 108?, feeble. Pupils dilated and insensible to the effects of light. The stomach pump was immediately introduced, but d...

Cytotoxic and insect -repellent activities of surface flavonoids from Datura stramonium L. Grown in Egypt

Three flavonoidal aglycones viz; F1 (Chrysin), F2 (Kampferol) and novel F3( 3,7dimethylether quercetin), were isolated from acetone wash of fresh leaves of Datura stramomium L. Isolated compounds were identified on the basis of their physico-chemical properties, Co-TLC, H-NMR, C-NMR and CIMS specrtum. Significant cytotoxic activity against three tumor cell lines (liver, cervix & breast), was re...

Jimson weed (Datura stramonium) poisoning in childhood.