Belladonna

There is huge controversy over Belladonna.  Each time it’s mentioned, a person will look at you like you’ve sprouted horns!  

It's been known throughout the years as "The Devil's Berry" and is a major herb used in Witchcraft.  But all that aside ... it has it's good points.  

My sister first introduced me to Belladonna years ago and I’ve been using it off and on for years.  I am a true believer of the benefits of it.

Belladonna is a plant. The leaf and root are used to make medicine.  It is extremely poisonous!!!

The name “belladonna” means “beautiful lady,” and was chosen because of a risky practice in Italy. The belladonna berry juice was used historically in Italy to enlarge the pupils of women, giving them a striking appearance, and was made popular for enhancing the natural looking Rosey cheeks and the enlarged pupils, making the eyes look Black. This is not a great idea to use it for such vanity sake as belladonna can be poisonous.

Though widely regarded as unsafe, belladonna is used as a sedative, to stop bronchial spasms in asthma and whooping cough, and as a cold and hay fever remedy. It is also used for Parkinson's disease, colic, motion sickness, and as a painkiller.  It works great for headaches and migraines, and is also a wonderful anti-inflammatory.

Belladonna is used in ointments that are applied to the skin for joint pain (rheumatism), leg pain caused by a disc in the backbone pushing on the sciatic nerve (sciatica), and nerve pain (neuralgia). Belladonna is also used in plasters (medicine-filled gauze applied to the skin) for treating psychiatric disorders, a behavior disorder called hyperkinesis, excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), and bronchial asthma.

Rectally, belladonna is used in hemorrhoid suppositories.

How does it work?

Belladonna has chemicals that can block functions of the body's nervous system. Some of the bodily functions regulated by the nervous system include salivation, sweating, pupil size, urination, digestive functions, and others.

See…. It’s uses can be wonderful and taken in a homeopathic form is truly a blessing for some.  A great number of our homeopathics are from poisonous substances, not only from poisonous plants, but also Snake Venon!!!