Brugmansia sanguinea
Brugmansia sanguinea
Safety & Hazards
The seeds are narcotic, dulling the senses and understanding, and they are occasionally administered with evil intent as a powder in food. Some native people assert that there are those who have gone mad merely by lying down to sleep in the shade of these trees[ 630 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 28 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1981 ISBN Description An article on the Ethnopharmacological uses of plants in northwestern S. America, amongst many other articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Brugmansia sanguinea is a shrub or a tree; it can grow up to 11 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and hallucinogenic. It is often grown in the ornamental garden, where it is valued especially for its long-lasting display of trumpet-shaped flowers[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].