Angel's trumpet
Brugmansia spp.Solanaceae // leaves · flowers · seeds · bark
Also known as: toé, borrachero, floripondio
Preparation
Overview
Plant parts
leaves, flowers, seeds, bark
Known constituents
scopolamine, atropine, hyoscyamine
Research corpus coverage
Chemistry notes
- Principal reported constituents include scopolamine, atropine, hyoscyamine; broad class: antimuscarinic tropane alkaloids; deliriants.
Uses & Evidence
Traditional / historical use
Documented traditional use — not a claim of established efficacy.
No traditional-use records in this corpus.
Modern evidence
Several species/hybrids; common names overlap with Datura; potency is unpredictable.
MODERATE · Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review
Identity/attribution caution.
Safety
Human
- Critical
Safety severity is CRITICAL: anticholinergic delirium, hyperthermia, tachycardia, coma and death; narrow margin
Intrinsic toxicity · HIGH · Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review
Cats
- High risk
All parts of Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) are toxic to cats; toxic constituents include the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine.
Intrinsic toxicity · UNKNOWN · All plant parts · HIGH · poison_control_database · Angel's Trumpet Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline®
Dogs
- High risk
All parts of Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) are toxic to dogs; toxic constituents include the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine.
Intrinsic toxicity · UNKNOWN · All plant parts · HIGH · poison_control_database · Angel's Trumpet Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline®
Additional safety notes (general, unstructured)
Free-text safety notes carried from their source — not broken out by species, route, or hazard type, and not equivalent to the structured records above. Each note names the kind of source it came from.
Safety severity is CRITICAL: anticholinergic delirium, hyperthermia, tachycardia, coma and death; narrow margin
HIGH · Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review
All parts of Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) are toxic to cats; toxic constituents include the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine.
HIGH · poison_control_database · Angel's Trumpet Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline®
The page distinguishes Brugmansia from Datura, which may also be called angel’s trumpet.
All parts of Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) are toxic to dogs; toxic constituents include the tropane alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine.
HIGH · poison_control_database · Angel's Trumpet Is Toxic To Dogs | Pet Poison Helpline®
The page distinguishes Brugmansia from Datura, which may also be called angel’s trumpet.
Preparation × species risk matrix
Unknown means insufficient evidence was located — not that a form is safe.
Cats
- whole herbHigh risk
- tinctureCaution
- concentrated extractUnknown
- essential oilUnknown
- glyceriteUnknown
- infused oilUnknown
- salveUnknown
- smoke/combustionUnknown
- tea/infusionUnknown
Dogs
- whole herbHigh risk
- tinctureCaution
- concentrated extractUnknown
- essential oilUnknown
- glyceriteUnknown
- infused oilUnknown
- salveUnknown
- smoke/combustionUnknown
- tea/infusionUnknown
Identity
Common name
toé, borrachero, floripondio
Traditions
Andean and Amazonian specialist traditions
Andes and western Amazon // historical and living ethnobotany // living tradition and historical evidence
Ethnobotanical
Angel's trumpet is documented in Andean and Amazonian specialist traditions in Andes and western Amazon for specialist healing, divination, initiation and sorcery reports.
HIGH · Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review
Ritual
Documented functions include healing, divinatory, initiatory, visionary; these functions are tradition-specific and should not be generalized across cultures.
HIGH · Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review
Legal
Legal status changes over time and by jurisdiction — this is a dated snapshot, not current law.
International · Checked 2026-08-09
Varies substantially by country; constituent controls and plant-specific controls are not uniform.
State / municipal · Checked 2026-08-09
Material state and municipal variation may apply; verify jurisdiction at time of use.
US Federal · Checked 2026-08-09
Plant generally not federally scheduled; scopolamine/atropine are regulated drugs, and state/local laws may apply.
Sources
Research records are source-linked but may not yet be editorially reviewed.
- Chemical Compounds, Pharmacological and Toxicological Activity of Brugmansia suaveolens: A Review6 claims
peer-reviewed article
poison_control_database
government/regulatory source