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Martin Brown wrote:

That doesn't mean that it CAN'T cause photosensitising reactions, but
that the hype isn't based on evidence, and it's probably no worse than
many other common garden plants.

I think there were a few high profile serious damage to small childrens
lips events in the 70's that got it demonised. It is an impressive plant
but sets so much seed that it can become very invasive very quickly.

Yes. I believe those incidents, too, but the resulting hysteria has
been completely without justification. I have never seen evidence for
it being seriously invasive, and have looked; it doesn't have more
seed than most umbellifers, they all have a low success rate, and it
requires fairly specific conditions to thrive.

And I have been prescribed belladonna ....

Dose makes the poison.

It made me as high as a kite :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.