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Anisodus

Anisodus
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Anisodus is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), mostly native to Asia and grown mainly as a medicinal herb or ornamental in gardens. It is best treated as a hardy, cool-climate perennial herb with the same caution given to other nightshades.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained loam with added organic matter.
Temperature
10-25 °C; tolerates cold winters; protect from hard frost in pots.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain tropane alkaloids such as hyoscyamine and scopolamine, which can cause dry mouth, dilated pupils, rapid heartbeat, confusion and delirium if eaten.

About

Anisodus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae.

Uses

One species, Anisodus tanguticus (Chinese: 山莨菪; pinyin: shān làngdàng), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Other Anisodus plants

Zang Qie

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anisodus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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