Ambrose Bierce

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

American Journalist

Use 'belladonna' to refer to the plant in discussions about toxicology or poisonous flora.

Poison Awareness

Acknowledge 'belladonna' in historical contexts, it was used in ancient times for various purposes.

Historical Reference

Understand 'belladonna' might symbolize danger or death in literature due to its poisonous nature.

Cultural Symbolism

Use 'belladonna' in a medical or pharmaceutical context, referencing its use in treatments.

Medical Context

Stress belladonna's precise dosing in medical treatments due to its toxic nature when overused.

Treatment Precision

Emphasize belladonna's dual nature; therapeutic in controlled amounts and poisonous if misused.

Therapeutic Balance

 Now, if that seems contradictory to you, I suggest that you flip through the pages of any pharmaceutical drug catalog from the early 20th century. I mean, these things are just a laundry list of deadly poisons, one after arsenic, mercury, belladonna, not to mention all the heroin and cocaine.

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 what they considered dull and tasteless oddities from a strange new land, too closely related to the deadly nightshade plant belladonna for comfort. So instead of consuming them, they used potatoes as decorative garden plants.