Brugmansia

Food and health uses

• All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested or absorbed through the mucous membranes. Be careful to not rub your eyes after touching Brugmansia.

• Although the plant is poisonous, natives in Brazil smoke the leaves for a strong narcotic effect that it is said to relieve asthma.

• In traditional herbal medicine, brugmansia is used externally for treating aches and pains, dermatitis, orchitis, arthritis, rheumatism, headaches, infections, and as an anti-inflammatory.

• It has also been used to treat stomach and muscle ailments, as a decongestant, to induce vomiting, to expel worms and parasites, and as a sedative.

More information

• Wikipedia

• National Tropical Botanical Garden

• Missouri Botanical Garden