belladonna

     

Bellaonna may refer to:

Trivia about belladonna

  • This plant's name may have come from its use by Italian Renaissance women to dilate pupils, which, they felt, augmented beauty
  • Common name for deadly nighshade, a plant that's poisonous in all its parts
  • Alkaloids from this poisonous plant were once used to dilate women's pupils to make them more attractive
  • Used today as an antispasmodic asthma treatment, this drug's name is Italian for "beautiful woman"