Family : Solanaceae
English : Thorn Apple
Hindi : Dhattura
Gujarati : Dhaturo
Sanskrit : Dhattura, Kanak
Part used : Leaves
Family : Solanaceae
English : Thorn Apple
Hindi : Dhattura
Gujarati : Dhaturo
Sanskrit : Dhattura, Kanak
Part used : Leaves
Botanical Description: An erect, succulent; spreading annual herb or shrub, a meter or more in height with divaricate often purplish branches; leaves triangular ovate in outline; unequal at the base; flowers are large, solitary, short pedicelled, purplish outside and white inside, fruits are subglobose capsules covered all over with numerous fleshy prickles, irregularly breaking when mature, seeds numerous, smooth, yellowish brown and flowering and fruiting from August to Febuary.
Rasa : Madhura, Katu, Tikta, Kasaya
Guna : Guru, Tiksna
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Katu
Karma : Kaphahara, Varnya, Madakari,
Agni Vrddhikara, Jangama Visahara
Modern Pharmacological Action: it shows antibacterial activity and antifungal activity, herbicidal activity.