Unexplained joint pain, digestive issues, or skin problems might be linked to nightshade vegetables. These common foods can ...

Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, has a long, colorful history. This perennial herb has long been used (and misused) for its medicinal, toxic, and hallucinogenic properties. All parts of ...

Rumored to have killed the Roman emperor Augustus, nightshade's berries are notoriously deadly. Tomatoes belong to the same ...

Deadly nightshade is also known as belladonna, meaning beautiful lady in Italian, because it was used in eye-drops to make women's pupils dilate. Sources: Natural Histories and Psychology Today.

Black nightshade is often confused with deadly nightshade (Atropa bella-donna), which is a much more poisonous weed than black nightshade, and also much less common, being found only occasionally near ...