skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Belladonna (Atropa belladonna L.)

Family: Solanaceae

Medicinal uses: Source of atropine; antispasmodic; cold treatment

Part used medicinally: Leaf; tops; fruit

Native origin: Western Europe

Atropa belladonna L.

Atropa belladonna L.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago