Datura stramonium is a well-known traditional herb with therapeutic properties. It is despicablygrown wildly and has both noxious as well as medicinal properties. This herb has proven tohave very great pharmacological prospects with great utility in old medical practices as well asin the current medical field. It has been scientifically confirmed that D. stramonium containsalkaloids, also known as belladonna alkaloids. In the near future, this herb will be used to treata variety of other human diseases. This herb has contributed to many pharmacological activitiesin the scientific discipline worldwide and the Indian medical system, including anti-asthmaticaction, anti-inflammatory activities, anti-cholinergic activities, etc. In-vitro micropropagationis being practiced to grow a large number of datura plants to produce high-quality alkaloidsnaturally for the pharmaceutical industry which has not been practically realistic in the past.
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