24 BELLADONNA BENNE. 



BELLADONNA. Atropa Belladonna, Linn. 



N.O. Solaiiacea. 

 Syn. Deadly Nightshade, Dwale. 



Parts used Root, leaves. 



Action Narcotic, diuretic, sedative, mydriatic. 

 Used as an anodyne in febrile conditions, night-sweats, 

 coughs, whooping cough, &c., also in spermatorrhoea. 

 Suppresses grandular secretions. Used externally in 

 gouty and rheumatic inflammations. 



Preparations Powdered leaves : Dose, 1-2 grains. 

 Fluid extract leaves : Dose, 1-3 drops. Fluid extract, 

 root, B.P. : Dose, -1 drop. Tincture B.P. : Dose, 

 5-15 drops. Alkaloid, Atropine, Alcoholic extract, B.P. : 

 Dose, J-i grain. Green extract B.P. : Dose, J-i grain. 

 Liniment B. P., Juice B.P. : Dose, 5-15 drops. Plaster 

 B.P. and U.S.P. Ointment B.P. 



Distinctive character Root pale brown, f-f inch 

 in diameter, 6 or more inches long, with short trans- 

 verse scars, easily abraded by the finger nail, showing 

 white, starchy tissue beneath. Transverse section 

 whitish, with a thickish bark, and woody bundles 

 scattered through the central column, but more crowded 

 near the bark. 



Leaves ovate, not toothed, thin and brittle when dry, 

 showing under a lens numerous minute, pale, prominent 

 points on the surface, corresponding to cells filled with 

 sandy crystals of calcium oxalate. 



BENNE. Sesamum indicum, Linn. 



N.O. Pedaliacz. 

 Syn. Sesam, Gingelly, Sesame. 



Parts used Leaves, seeds. 



Action Demulcent, laxative. The fresh leaves are 

 very uselul in catarrhal affections, diarrhoea, dysentery, 

 affections of kidney and bladder. The Indian natives 



