- Mure reported that this plant is herbaceous, stem somewhat woody, the upper branches being covered with short and crooked thorns.
- It grows on the shores around Rio Janeiro in damp and shady places.
- The most remarkable symptom of the provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces. was “swelling of the breasts with profuse effusionFluid accumulation in a body cavityThe escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into a surrounding body cavity (e.g., pleural effusion). of milk” occurring in a woman of 60.
- “Pain and swelling of face and throat with inflammation.” “Cold feeling in left chest after drinking.” Drowsiness with headache.
- The generally deranged sleep of the other Solanaceae