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3 interesting snippets of trivia for today

by MJD-S

One

Deadly nightshade, a toxic plant found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, is also known as belladonna ("beautiful woman” in Italian) because women there would use it diluted in eyedrops to dilate their pupils. Dilated pupils is a sign of being aroused and is thought to be more attractive.

Two

Belladonna is cultivated in Europe as it is a source of atropine - which is an antidote to nerve gas used in chemical warfare.

Three

Green False Hellebore - found in the USA - was used by some American Indian tribes in choosing a new leader. Candidates would chew the root - and the last to puke would be the new leader.

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Added spice....

Belladona use was also a major plot line in the movie “practical magic” with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and that hottie from ER. This was the precurser to the TV series “Charmed” with Allysa Milano and Shannon Doherty..

Damn, I need to get out more.

The Goddess
07/04/25 05:06 PM