Common varieties of Datura

1. Datura dahurica

This datura flower is white or yellowish green; Its stems and branches are light green, cylindrical and relatively strong.

The leaves of Datura stramonium are alternate, the upper part is opposite, the top gradually becomes sharp, there are asymmetric wedges on the base, there are irregular wavy shallow cracks, and the whole is wide ovate.

The flowers of Datura stramonium are solitary on branches and forks, or on leaf axils. They are upright and have short stems.

Its value: its leaves, flowers and seeds can be used as medicine. It mainly treats cough, asthma, facial sores, traumatic injuries and other diseases

2 . Datura purpurea

The flower of Datura is purple; The stems and branches are also purplish, growing obliquely or nearly upright, and few are creeping and covered with glabrous.

Its leaves are opposite and grow in an elliptical shape, with sparse blunt serrations on the edge of the leaves.

The inflorescence of Datura stramonium is single or cymose, born in the leaf axil.

The main value is that it can be used: its leaves, flowers and seeds can be used as medicine, and the leaves and seeds can be used as narcotic antitussive and analgesic. Flowers can be collected in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.

3. Datura spinosa

This kind of Datura has no acupuncture on the fruit surface; Its flowers are white, crystal clear and beautiful.

Its flowers are purple, white and so on.

The valuable use of Datura spinosa is that its seed oil can be used to make soap and paint.