Datura

Names of Datura in different languages

 Datura or Hindu Datura is also known as thorn weed, thorn-apple, devil s-apple, apple-of-peru, jamestown weed or jimson weed, mad apple, stinkweed etc.

 -It is called Sadahdhatura, Dhaturo in Hindi

- Dhattura in Bengali, Gujrati and Marathi

- Sagol hidakin Manipuri

- Ummetta, Dutthuramu, Tella Vumetta, Tellaoomatie Etc. in Telugu

- Vellum Mattai, Cokkitakam, Emanamam,  Kanakariyam, Okaticceti, Oomathu, Simaiyumattai,    Ummattangani  in Tamil

- Unmatta, Matulam, Hummatu, Ummam and Malayalam

- Unmatta, Bilidatthoora, Kariummatti, Madaguniki etc. in Kannada

- In Sanskrit it is called Dhustura,  Kanakvyah, Shivapriya, Devika, Ghantapushpa, Harava, Kahalapushpa, Kantaphala, Kharadushana, Matula, Shivashekhara, Shyama etc.

- Gozmasal And Tatoola in Pesrian.

- Qunain, Tukhm Dhatura Safaid in Urdu.

 -We call it Dudura in Oriya.

 The Botanical name is Datura stramonium(Syn : Datura alba Nees, D. fastuosa L. var alba) (Solanaceae family)

Medicinal Properties of Datura 

The plant has aphrodisiac, narcotic and antispasmodic, intoxicating, emetic , anticancer, anthelmintic, spasmogenic, antiviral, nematicidal, antideptic, anticholinergic properties.