Sunday, 5 November 2023

Plants We Used To Use 65. Deadly nightshade

Females of the Royal Court in Medieval Italy, attracted suitors by squeezing Deadly nightshade (Atropa bella-donna) berries into their eyes to the dilate pupils. Atropine is the active factor and it's much used in eye surgery.

No comments:

Fusion: Confusion?

  Nuclear fusion involves light elements, like hydrogen, being combined under pressure, with a massive release of energy. It's basically...