Daisy flower: a description of the plant

Durman (it is also called datura) refers to the Nightshade family. This annual, unusually fast-growing herbaceous plant with a straight, hollow stem inside, reaching a height of more than one hundred and ten centimeters. The leaves are very large, if they are rubbed, they start to give off an unpleasant smell. The flower of the stupor has a large size (up to twelve centimeters) in diameter, consists of five pointed, intertwined petals of white color with an intoxicating sweetish smell. Flowering lasts from June to October, with flowers blossoming in the evening and very quickly fading. The flower of datura possesses spiny fruits, which contain small blackish granules inside themselves.

Place of distribution

Initially, the dope grew solely in Mexico and North-East America. Recently it can be found in the central part of Russia, in South-West Siberia, in the open spaces of the Caucasus and in Asia. Usually this plant grows in landfills, near the road, in gardens and in fields.

Garden flowers

If a plant is planted in the garden, the flower of the dope will certainly win its sympathy with its beauty and intoxicating aroma. With generous irrigation, the dope will reach a height of three meters. In the shade, it tends to go up, in a spacious, sun-drenched place, on the contrary, it spreads, reaching no more than a meter in height. The flower of the datura of the Indian is incredibly beautiful, its white-violet double flowers will become an adornment of the garden until the frosts. Each of the flowers blooms only two days, but a new one blossoms in its place. In the evening, spread the most delicate and intoxicating fragrance of these garden flowers. Durman "troubadour" can by August reach about seventy centimeters in height, while daily releasing in each bush more than ten large white flowers, which have a pleasant but dense aroma. Despite its beauty, all components of the plant are extremely poisonous, so it should not be planted near the windows of the bedroom, and children should not be allowed to stay close to it. Even animals bypass the flower side, but a lot of insects and bees aroma, on the contrary, attracts.

Datura in folk medicine

With a curative purpose, the leaves and tops of a flowering plant are reserved only in sunny weather, and the seeds are harvested from the fruit in the fall. Drugs containing datura leaves perfectly calmed the central nervous system, reduce the secretory function of the glandular apparatus and are excellent antispasmodics. They are used as painkillers for pain in the stomach and intestines, treat sea and air sickness. The leaves of the dope are indispensable for bronchitis of asthmatic nature and asthma. The plant is used only as a tincture and extract, as well as in the form of smoking powder and cigarettes against asthma. Without consulting a doctor for medicinal purposes, you can not use dope. The flower is poisonous! Poisoning is expressed by an unpleasant sensation in the throat, an upset and even paralysis. First aid in this situation should be followed immediately.