An Assessment of in vitro Propagation and Medicinal Properties of Datura stramonium (Dhatura)

Abstract

Datura stramonium is a well-known traditional herb with therapeutic properties. It is despicably grown wildly and has both noxious as well as medicinal properties. This herb has proven to have very great pharmacological prospects with great utility in old medical practices as well as in the current medical field. It has been scientifically confirmed that D. stramonium contains alkaloids, also known as belladonna alkaloids. In the near future, this herb will be used to treat a variety of other human diseases. This herb has contributed to many pharmacological activities in the scientific discipline worldwide and the Indian medical system, including anti-asthmatic action, anti-inflammatory activities, anti-cholinergic activities, etc. In-vitro micropropagation is being practiced to grow a large number of datura plants to produce high-quality alkaloids naturally for the pharmaceutical industry which has not been practically realistic in the past.