2009

TQ2777 : Deadly Nightshade at Chelsea Physic Garden

taken 17 years ago, near to Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, England

Deadly Nightshade at Chelsea Physic Garden
Deadly Nightshade at Chelsea Physic Garden
In the garden there are beds containing plants useful in various areas of medicine - e.g. gastroenterology, dermatology - and two in which Deadly Nightshade is useful - cardiology and opthalmology. In the latter, opthalmic surgeons use atropine from deadly nightshade - Atropa Belladonna - to dilate the pupil for access to the back of the eye. In cardiology, atropine is used to speed up the heart rate. There are many uses in traditional medicine - and as its name implies it is poisonous.

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David Hawgood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 3 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 5 August, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2776 7779 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.0784N 0:9.6845W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2776 7779
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