Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family solanaceae, [1][2] which also includes tomatoes, potatoes รขโ‚ฌยฆ Learn more about belladonna uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain belladonna. Though widely regarded as unsafe, belladonna is taken by mouth as a sedative, to stop bronchial spasms in asthma and whooping cough, and as a cold and hay fever remedy.

Atropa belladonna is a medium sized shrub with dark green leaves and distinct purple bell-shaped flowers. The original range of this species was from southern europe to asia but today is naturalized รขโ‚ฌยฆ