When you see these ornamental plants in the park or on the windowsill, it seems hardly possible that you are looking at a central element of European witchcraft, Mexican shamanism, and Indian healing practices. This book provides a comprehensive presentation of this psychoactive, ritual, and medicinal plant from the realm of Datura and Brugmansia. The reader is not only given a thorough description of the various species from this rich plant family, but the book also addresses all aspects of the chemistry, cultivation, care, and use of these plants.