2.MDa substance from this plant, used as a drug 〔用作药物的〕颠茄剂
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belladonna• The paths are bordered with many trees and shrubs as well as hydrangeas, agapanthus and belladonnalilies.• In the first case the remedy would be belladonna and in the second, aconite.• You do sellredarsenic, nightshade, belladonna, and other deadlypotions to those who are prepared to pay.• One can get alcoholicextract of belladonna quite easily.• If atropine it was, it was easily obtainable in extract of belladonna.• This wasn't me, I hasten to add, but the pill, which was based on belladonna.
Originbelladonna
(1700-1800)Italian“beautiful lady”; because it was used in cosmetics