Deadly nightshade, or belladonna nightshade, is an extremely toxic plant with a murky history. All parts of are poisonous, including the roots, leaves and especially the glossy black berries ...

As Andrew F. Smith details in his 1994 book The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture and Cookery, before the fruit made ...

Nightshades like tomatoes and potatoes are often blamed for inflammation. Here's what the science really says about their ...

Deadly nightshade blooms with drooping, tubular blossoms. The plant’s purple flowers are followed by shiny black berries. Deadly nightshade is endemic in regions stretching from southern and ...

Deadly nightshade, also known as belladonna, is a plant that is native to Europe but can now be found in parts of the US, mostly in New York and three West Coast states, Washington, Oregon and ...

Cornwall A cousin of the deadly nightshade plant is thriving in Britain because of the balmy weather - with experts warning its poisonous berries could kill. The fruit of the black nightshade ...

Poisonous plants are having a moment, courtesy of the “White Lotus.” The Field Museum has a whole collection of toxic ...

Family Solanum (nightshade) is generally associated with toxins, and for good reasons, as most of the plants in this family are poisonous. This includes some of everyone’s favorite staple ...