Datura has been documented as a plant with hallucinogenic properties. Although it has a
reputation as one of the 'darker'hallucinogens, historically it has been widely used by
societies in both the Old and New World, and indeed continues to be used today. It is one of
the drugs of abuse in Nigeria; young people add the decoction (of the leaves or the fruit) of
the plant to their drinks in order to get “high”. This is because it is cheap and readily
available in comparison with to marijuana. The alkaloids present in the plant have been in …