Alisha Kumari

Toxic traditions: Unveiling the psychiatric and neurological dangers of datura poisoning.

Industrial Psychiatry Journal 2025 V Pooja, Suprakash Chaudhury, Alisha Kumari

Datura stramonium poisoning, triggered by the plant's tropane alkaloids, including atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, can pose substantial public health concerns. Historically used in traditional and ceremonial contexts in India, Datura ingestion leads to acute and potentially fatal central nervous system and gastrointestinal symptoms. The psychiatric manifestations of toxicity, such as...