Datura stramonium (Thornapple). Also called Jimsonweed

Thorn-apple or Jamestown weed (Datura stramonium): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

Four poisonous plants: monk's hood (Aconitum napellus), deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) and thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone, 1855.

Two flowering plants: thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) on the left and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) on the right. Colour process print, 1924.

Datura stramonium (Thornapple) Also called Jimsonweed

2 unnumbered pages, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-58 pages ; 22 cm (8vo)

A dissertation on the properties and effects of the datura stramonium, or common thorn-apple : and on its use in medicine / by Samuel Cooper, member of the Chemical and Medical Societies of Philadelphia.

Remarks on the medical properties of the stramonium : Being a series of facts and observations, made for the purpose of ascertaining the qualities and effects of that valuable plant.

De l'hyoscyamine et de la daturine : étude physiologique, applications thérapeutique : thèse pour le doctorat en médecine présentée et soutenue le 29 juin 1870, à 2 heures / par Charles Laurent.

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A dissertation on the properties and effects of the datura stramonium, or common thorn-apple : and on its use in medicine / by Samuel Cooper, member of the Chemical and Medical Societies of Philadelphia.