Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Atropa belladonna: An Overview

Abstract: Medicinal plants are always having significant roles for preventing and treating different diseases. Solanaceae is among one of the family member for associating this one. Atropa belladonna is one of them. These plants were discovered centuries ago. Besides this plants are used for ethno-botanical purposes. These plants are rich sources of lots of chemical cum active constituents like tropane alkaloids such as hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine. Tropane alkaloids are used as antimuscarinic or anticholinergic agents as they inhibit the production of acetyl choline. This review article provides detail knowledge of Belladonna including its history, chemical properties, pharmacological actions, etc