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Solanaceae

18-Atropa belladonna

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The belladonna plant, Atropa belladonna, contains tropane alkaloids, which slow smooth muscle action and is used to treat heart irregularities.

Photo by K. R. Robertson at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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