Widespread in temperate and subtropical regions, originally from Central America, a fast-growing plant belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae) - poisonous plant! All parts of the plant are very poisonous!
The spiky fruits of the approx. 1.2 m high plant give it its name. The flowers are trompe-like, white and up to 10 cm in size. Flowers from June to October.
Now obsolete, a tincture of datura seeds or leaves was formerly used for asthma drops or whooping cough, also as incense or cigarettes against asthma.
The dried leaves (Stramonium leaves - Stramonii folium), which are up to 20 cm long and stemmed, were used phytopharmacologically. In traditional medicine, the seeds (Stramonii semen, see under Stramonii folium) were also used alongside the leaves to treat asthma and spasmodic coughs.