Abstract

Dhatura is a well-known herbal poisonous plant contains various medicinal properties which is described in various Samhita and other Ayurvedic texts. Dhatura is one of the upvisha having abundant therapeutic value. It is mentioned under Sthavar visha, The word Upvisha (poisonous drug) means nearer to Visha (poison), which is drug that possesses the same qualities as poison, but is not equally potent. Although many formulations are present to treat various diseases, the information regarding Dhatura is scattered in the Ayurvedic classical texts, thus this article is planned to accumulate all the clinical properties of Dhatura through its literature review.

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