Abstract
Citation: Khanra S and Raja C. Datura and Psychiatry: A Short Reappraisal. J Drug Abuse. 2016, 2:1. The effect of Datura on mental health and subsequent use of it by general population is well known for decades. Whether as an involuntary or voluntary ingestion, robust literature exists indicating its potential to be used as a psychoactive substance. The genus Datura consists of several species with similar physical and psychological effects. They are D. stramonium (Gimson Weed), D. sauveolens (Angel’s Trumpet) [1]. Since antiquity, D. stramonium has been used for religious purposes throughout the world and also for witchcraft in medieval Europe. Sixty four major and minor tropane alkaloids have been found in D. stramonium. Among major ones are hyoscyamine and scopolamine. Other typical minor alkaloids found are tigloidin, aposcopolamine, apoatropine, hyoscyamine N-oxide, scopolamine N-oxide 17-20, 6a-ditigloyloxytropane and 7-hydroxyhyoscyamine [2, 3].
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