ALKALOIDS IN DATURA, SECTION BRUGMANSIA

Scopolamine and meteloidine were major alkaloids of the leaves of the peach flowered Datura (D. Candida sens, lat.) together with smaller quantities of norscopolamine, norhyoscyamine and an unidentified base. Hyoscyamine was not detected in the leaf. The flowers contained scopolamine, norscopolamine and meteloidine, scopolamine being the principal alkaloid. The major alkaloids of the stems were scopolamine, hyoscyamine and meteloidine. Norhyoscyamine and tropine were minor stem alkaloids.