Naturalised
Annual leafy herb with branched stems ; up to 1 . 5m . Leaves oval to broadly oval , margins irregularly toothed , often with violet tinge . Flowers large , pleasantly-scented at night , trumpet-shaped . Fruit a round capsule , covered with numerous conical humps and spines , numerous kidney-shaped seeds .
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الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Datura alba Rumph. ex Nees
Datura fastuosa var. alba C.B.Clarke
Stramonium metel (L.) Moench
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Devil’s trumpet
Thorn apple
The leaves and flowers were dried and smoked by those suffering from asthma or with other breathing difficulties. The ripe seeds too were used medicinally - they were crushed and taken in small doses as an anaesthetic before a painful operation, or to help a patient to endure other lengthy and painful treatments. In the north of Oman the roots were put around a dwelling or worn as a protection against the jinn and the evil eye. (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). The ripe seeds were used medicinally as an anaesthetic before operations. The roots were worn as a protection against jinn and the evil eye. (Ref. Photographic field guide to the plants of the Western Hajar Mountains). Dried leaves and flowers have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of asthma and breathing difficulties; ripe seeds have been used as an anaesthetic. (Ref. Flora of Oman, vol.3).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman.*Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10:
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