Datura Metel - Indian Thornapple (Hindu Datura)3D ModelNoAI
- 2007.020.371
- NMW0003156
This is a shrubby perennial herb. In India it is known by the ancient, Sanskrit -derived, Hindi name dhatura. The species originated in the New World, and it is thought that the plant was introduced to the Indian subcontinent prior to the fifth century. All parts of the plant are toxic and ingestion can cause, headaches, hallucinations and coma. Despite its toxicity it is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The species is banned in India except for use in Ayurvedic medicine. It is used in the worship of the Hindu deity Shiva.
Mae hwn yn berlysieuyn lluosflwydd llwynog. Yn India fe’i hadnabyddir gan yr enw Hindi hynafol, sy’n deillio o Sansgrit, dhatura. Mae pob rhan o’r planhigyn yn wenwynig a gall llyncu achosi cur pen, rhithweledigaethau a choma. Er gwaethaf ei wenwyndra fe’i defnyddir mewn meddygaeth draddodiadol Tsieineaidd. Mae’r rhywogaeth wedi’i wahardd yn India ac eithrio i’w ddefnyddio mewn meddygaeth Ayurvedic. Fe’i defnyddir wrth addoli duwdod Hindŵaidd Shiva.
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