Fruits Of Belladonna Or Banewort Or Dwale Or Deadly Nightshade – Atropa Belladonna - In Autumn, Bavaria, Germany, Europa Stock Image

Poisonings with the berries of belladonna take a leading position in the statistics of poison control centers in the context of plant poisonings. Of toxicological importance are the tropane alkaloids S-hyoscyamine, atropine, which is formed as a racemate of S- and R-hyoscyamine during drying or as a result of extraction, and scopolamine. Poisoning can be treated with gastric lavage within the first hour after ingestion of the poison. Medicinal charcoal may be administered in addition or alone. The specific antidote is physostigmine salicylate.