By Anke Zimmermann, BSc, FCAH Belladonna in Homeopathy Belladonna, a homeopathic remedy derived from Deadly Nightshade, is a commonly used remedy in homeopathy, especially in pediatric practice. It is not only useful in sudden, high fevers, but in all kinds of sudden, intense symptoms as well as in chronic conditions that are acute in nature, such as chronic inflammatory states, including symptoms of brain inflammation associated with autism. Reading about acute Deadly Nightshade poisoning can give us a better understanding of the indications for Belladonna as homeopathy is based on the principle of 'Like Cures Like.' Youtube is a treasure trove of information as people often leave comments about their personal experiences after videos. The below is a small collection of such comments. Dizzy, blurred views of Life Frame by Frame"Belladonna grows in my neighborhood in Torrance, CA. I ate one long ago. It does make you hallucinate, but it seriously upsets your stomach and you will regret ever eating one. The trip is one akin to a hopeless terror that you can't stop from experiencing along with terribly upset stomach that feels like your worst hangover. I remember dry heaving and crying for the dizziness and nausea to stop and went to the ER when the neighbours discovered me curled up on the sidewalk crying. You start seeing things as if every single thing you see was divided into slow-moving movie reel, one frame at a time. The nausea is so bad you won't care about the weird frame-by-frame view that you're experiencing. Verdict: Eat it if you're into having dizzy blurred views of life frame-by-frame while having the worse hangover of your life that doesn't subside until you get to the ER."  High Fever, Seizing and Hallucinating "As a young teenager I made the mistake to drink a belladonna tea my friends had made. Worst mistake of my life. I spiked a high fever, started seizing all while hallucinating. I remember feeling like I couldn't breathe and my throat felt like i swallowed actual pine needles. I absolutely needed an emergency room, but of course no one wanted to actually do anything and possibly get in trouble. I remember waking up the next day and I absolutely could not see or focus on anything for an entire week. I think that's the closest I've ever been to dying.... great 'friends' I had." Clip link here. Belladonna in Cold Medicine from the 60s, loved it In the 60s I used the cold medicine that had bella donna as an ingredient. Loved how it made me feel and often too a double dosage. Clip link here. Belladonna Cigarettes In the 60s there was a product that was reputed to aid in asthma and UR congestion...It was in the form of a Belladonna cigarette sold at pharmacies... you can't make this up. I don't remember the brand name, but several of us tried it out, expecting some psychoactive properties... we were disappointed. We did get dilated pupils, dry mouth and one of us (who actually had asthma) claimed some relief. Clip link here.  Belladonna in Agatha Christie's Writing I remember first hearing about Belladonna in Agatha Christie’s ‘A Caribbean Mystery’. In the story a young woman’s night cream is spiked with Belladonna and she loses time and wanders in a delirious state… The amount of Belladonna wasn’t to kill her it was to put her in this mental state and to convince her that she was descending into madness… We use Atropine injection in Cardiac Arrest Kits, Atropine Eye Drops. Like 2-Day Severe Coffee Overdose with Overwhelming Thirst I likely accidentally ate one nightshade berry few years ago, while eating forest-gathered blueberries by handfuls. It was like a 2 days long, severe coffee overdose with overwhelming thirst. Belladonna in Homeopathy The use of Belladonna in Homeopathy is based on the similarity principle, meaning that a substance that is able to cause certain symptoms in a healthy person can alleviate similar symptoms in a sick person. And of course in homeopathy the remedies are prepared by sequential dilution and agitation, usually until none of the original molecules are left. This makes the remedies very safe and somehow still very effective. Homeopathic Belladonna is often used in sudden high fever with congestion of the head and headaches, dilated pupils, possible hallucinations, severely sore throats, great thirst, respiratory problems, all kinds of pain, gastric distress and more, non unlike the reports above. Fascinating stuff! By Anke Zimmermann, BSc, FCAH
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