Even today extracts are used in modern medicines.
BUT.... just like with aspirin, take the right amount and you get pain relief, take too much and you never feel anything ever again.
Datura is very dangerous because the amount of active ingredients in any one plant or part of a plant can very from one to another- there is no way for the average person to figure out a safe dose.
Even if it didn't kill you, you might possibly end up psychotic for 3 or 4 days and not remember a thing.
All Datura plants contain tropane alkaloids such as scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine, primarily in their seeds and flowers. Because of the presence of these substances, Datura has been used for centuries in some cultures as a poison.Yes they are deadly poison & will kill you.
