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jimsonweed

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jimsonweed,
n Latin name:
Datura stramonium; parts used: flowers, leaves, roots; uses: asthma, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome; precautions: children, pregnancy, lactation, patients with nervous disorders; liver disease, heart conditions, or kidney disease; all parts are highly toxic, especially seeds; can cause horrifying hallucinations. Also called
angel's trumpet, angel tulip, apple-of-Peru, datura, devil weed, devil's apple, devil's trumpet, Estramonio, green dragon, gypsyweed, inferno, Jamestown weed, loco seeds, locoweed, mad apple, moon weed, stramoine, stechapfel, stinkweed, thorn apple, tolguacha, trumpet lilly, or
zombie's cucumber.
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Cattails begin to break as the final giant jimsonweed opens in the cornfields.
Poor Will's Countryside almanack for autumn 2008 by Felker, W.L. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
On the other hand, across diverse cultures, various substances have been used specifically as vehicles in the search for the sacred, among them lysergic acid derivatives, Psilocybe and several other genera of mushrooms, mescaline-containing cacti such as peyote, nightshade species such as Jimsonweed, and many others.
Spirituality and addiction by Bogenschutz, Michael P. / Southern Medical Journal
html) profiles artist Mel Chin and offers two short video clips on his Revival Field project, in which he restored the ecology of a hazardous waste landfill site by planting jimsonweed and other transformative plants that eliminate toxic substances from the soil.
Art and ecology: online resources by Roland, Craig / School Arts
 
 
 
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