- Botanical name : Datura metel Linn.
- Family : Solanaceae
- Malayalam : Ummathu
- Tamil : Ummathai
- English : Thorn apple
- Habit : An erect, succulent, spreading annual herb or shrub
- Parts Used :Whole plant
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Kashaya , Tikta, Madhura
- Guna : Tiksna, guru
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphashamana, Madakrit, Agni vardhana
- Indications : Kushta, Jwara, Kandu, Visha, Yuka-Liksha
- Dose : 100-200mg
- Formulations : Durdurapatraadi keram, Kanakasavam
