Jimson Weed, Datura stramonium
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By Isidre blanc [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Medicinal Garden information:
Alternative source of the drug Atropine used for the dilation of pupils, treatment of bradycardia.
Used as an analgesic during surgery. Highly dangerous toxin.
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