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Overview
Datura metel is a herb with large trumpet-shaped purple or white flowers. Every part holds tropane alkaloids acting strongly on the nervous system; traditional medicine used minute doses, yet for the public it is a dangerous poisonous plant.
Life cycle
From seed to productSeed & germination
The plant is propagated mainly by **seed**: sow fresh or pre-treated seed in loose, moist soil and keep it evenly damp; germination follows within a few weeks.
Seedling & growth
Seedlings establish, forming leaves and roots; growth rate depends on light and moisture.
Flowering
The plant blooms with **white trumpet-shaped flowers, June–October**; pollination is by insects and wind.
Fruiting & harvest
After flowering the plant sets fruit and seed; **ripe capsules harvested for seed, September–December**.
Uses
- Poisonous plant, not edible
- Safety warning, pharmacology study
Properties
- Toxicity
- Very high
- Active compound
- Scopolamine, atropine
References
- 1Plants of the World Online — Datura metel L. — Kew Science, 2026
- 2Datura metel (devil's trumpet) — mô tả, độc tính, công dụng — English Wikipedia, 2026
- 3Cà độc dược — đặc điểm, độc tính, sử dụng trong y học cổ truyền — Vietnamese Wikipedia, 2026
- 4Nguồn ảnh: Xavierserratm (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
- 5Nguồn ảnh: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenra (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
- 6Nguồn ảnh: Elavarasi.v (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
- 7Nguồn ảnh: Pancrat (CC BY-SA 3.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
- 8Nguồn ảnh: Satdeep Gill (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,
- 9Nguồn ảnh: Billjones94 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Wikimedia Commons,