What are some of the effects a person can suffer from ingesting Jimson Weed?”
There is a mnemonic device for the physiological effects of datura/atropine intoxication: “blind as a bat, mad as a hatter, red as a beet, hot as hell, dry as a bone, the bowel and bladder lose their tone, and the heart runs alone.” Another rhyme describing its effects is, “Can’t see, can’t spit, can’t pee, can’t shit.” Regarding Datura, among the Navajo is the folk admonition, “Eat a little, and go to sleep. Eat some more, and have a dream. Eat some more, and don’t wake up.” The physiological effects are reported to be cycloplegia and mydriasis (extreme dilation of the pupil), flushed, warm and dry skin, dry mouth, urinary retention and ileus (slowing or stopping of intestinal movement), tachycardia, hypertension or hypotension, and choreoathetosis/jerky movements. In case of overdose the effects are hyperthermia, coma, respiratory arrest [10], and seizures. The vast majority of atropine-poisoning cases are accompanied by delirium with visual and auditory hallucinations.[11] The effec
