It causes a range of symptoms including blurred vision, a rash, headaches, slurred speech, hallucinations, convulsions and eventually death.
What happens if you eat deadly nightshade?
All parts of the plant are toxic, but the sweet, purplish-black berries that are attractive to children pose the greatest danger. Symptoms of poisoning include rapid heart beat, dilated pupils, delirium, vomiting, hallucinations, and death due to respiratory failure.
What happens if you touch the deadly nightshade plant?
Eating any part of the deadly nightshade dangerous. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, simply touching the plant may be harmful if the skin has cuts or other wounds. Intact skin in good condition should act as a barrier. It's advisable to wear gloves if the plant has to be handled, however.
Does deadly nightshade make you hallucinate?
The active ingredients of this plant are hyoscyamine, atropine, atropamine, belaplomine and scopolamine, present in the whole plant but with higher concentration in the leaves. These toxic substances cause euphoria and hallucinations and, in high doses, disorientation, memory loss, coma and even death.
Can nightshade paralyze you?
Nightshade contains atropine and scopolamine in its stems, leaves, berries, and roots, and causes paralysis in the involuntary muscles of the body, including the heart.
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