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What is an alternative name for Belladonna?

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What is an alternative name for Belladonna?
posted Aug 3, 2017 by Ujjwal Mehra

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The translation for Belladonna, during Renaissance Italy, meant "beautiful lady" because the atropine/scopolamine extract from the Belladonna plant produced dilated pupils which the Italian men found as an alluring feature in women.

The other name for Belladonna is: Deadly Nightshade.

The scientific name is: Atropa belladonna.

answer Aug 7, 2017 by George Davros
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