This plant is considered to be highly dangerous if ingested and it is NOT recommended to buy it for the purpose of consumption.
There are many other beneficial ways to use this plant. Medicinal uses: Spasmolytic, anti-asthmatic, anticholinergic, narcotic and anesthetic. The leaves are smoked as 'asthma cigarettes', steambath are prepared with the leaves for bad coughs and bronchitis, the juice is boiled and mixed with hog-lard as an external application for all types of burns, scalds, inflammations and hemorrhoids, poultices of the leaves are applied to badly healing wounds, swellings and arthritic or rheumatic pains, as an antispasmodic to control Parkinson's disease. Distribution: All warm and tropical regions throughout the world, in desert and arid zones as well as in the tropical forest region and mountainous areas.
Cultivation: Grow in full sun in moisture retentive but well drained fertile and preferably calcareous soil. Propagate by seeds sown in situ in spring (16°C / 61°F) or earlier under glass and set out after danger of frost has passed. The foliage is extremely susceptible to viruses affecting other Solanaceous plants.
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