Despite being a very poisonous plant, people have used belladonna in many different ways throughout history. Possible uses of belladonna include reducing stomach acid, controlling heart rate ...

Atropine, a medication derived from plants like belladonna, has been widely used for over a century with various medical applications. Once absorbed in the gut, ...

Clinical presentation resembled atropine poisoning, which indicated it was caused by atropine-containing plants. A 49-year-old man died but the other patients were discharged from the hospital ...

Atropine and scopolamine, powerful hallucinogens, can be found in plants in the nightshade family, among them mandrake, henbane and thorn apple. Ephedrine, a stimulant, can be extracted from joint ...

Children with myopia receiving 0.05% atropine showed less progression of the eye condition and axial elongation than those receiving placebo, according to 3-year results of the MOSAIC trial.

Scientists detected scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine in three hair samples. ... Spain, indicates ancient human civilisations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants.

Low-dose 0.01% atropine eye drops safely slowed myopia progression in children with myopia and intermittent exotropia, with some compromise on accommodative amplitude.Exotropia often coexists with ...

An analysis of strands of human hair from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates that ancient human civilisations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants, reports a new paper published ...