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Scopolia carniolica
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Latin Name: Scopolia carniolica
Family: Solanaceae(Click to Search)
Author: Jacq.
Known Hazards: This plant is probably fairly poisonous. The rhizomes contain potentially poisonous alkaloids that are similar to Atropa belladonna[200].
Habitat: Moist rocky beech woods around 1000 metres[187, 200]. Damp stony places in hilly areas[4].
Mature Height: 0.6
Mature Width: 0.6
Habit: Perennial
Medicinal Uses: The dried root is hypnotic, mydriatic and narcotic[4, 46, 61]. It causes a sleep that resembles normal sleep[4]. The medicinal activity of this plant resembles belladonna (Atropa belladonna) but it is more narcotic[46]. It is used internally in the treatment of chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, stomach ache and manic-depressive states[238]. A very toxic plant,it should only be used under the supervision of a qualified practitioner[238]. The root is harvested in the autumn and normally processed for extraction of the alkaloids which are used in the pharmaceutical industry[238].
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