Pituri
Duboisia hopwoodiiSolanaceae // leaves
Also known as: pituri, pitcheri
Preparation
Overview
Plant parts
leaves
Known constituents
nicotine and/or nornicotine; regional chemotypes vary
Research corpus coverage
Chemistry notes
- Principal reported constituents include nicotine and/or nornicotine; regional chemotypes vary; broad class: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonism.
Uses & Evidence
Traditional / historical use
Documented traditional use — not a claim of established efficacy.
No traditional-use records in this corpus.
Modern evidence
'Pituri' can denote D. hopwoodii and mixtures including nicotine-containing plants; chemistry differs.
MODERATE · Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways
Identity/attribution caution.
Safety
Human
- High risk
Safety severity is HIGH: acute nicotine-like poisoning, dependence and cardiovascular effects
Intrinsic toxicity · HIGH · Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways
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 HIGH: acute nicotine-like poisoning, dependence and cardiovascular effects
HIGH · Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways
Preparation × species risk matrix
Unknown means insufficient evidence was located — not that a form is safe.
Cats
- tinctureCaution
- concentrated extractUnknown
- essential oilUnknown
- glyceriteUnknown
- infused oilUnknown
- salveUnknown
- smoke/combustionUnknown
- tea/infusionUnknown
- whole herbUnknown
Dogs
- tinctureCaution
- concentrated extractUnknown
- essential oilUnknown
- glyceriteUnknown
- infused oilUnknown
- salveUnknown
- smoke/combustionUnknown
- tea/infusionUnknown
- whole herbUnknown
Identity
- Synonym
GBIF lists Anthocercis hopwoodii F.Muell. as a taxonomic synonym of Duboisia hopwoodii.
HIGH · GBIF Species Synonyms API
Common name
pituri, pitcheri
Traditions
Multiple Aboriginal Australian trade and ceremonial contexts
central Australia // 19th-century records and continuing cultural knowledge // historical and living cultural knowledge
Ethnobotanical
Pituri is documented in Multiple Aboriginal Australian trade and ceremonial contexts in central Australia for social exchange, long-distance trade, hunting endurance and ceremonial significance.
MODERATE · Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways
Ritual
Documented functions include social, ritual, practical; these functions are tradition-specific and should not be generalized across cultures.
MODERATE · Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways
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
Not federally scheduled as a plant; import/product rules may apply.
Sources
Research records are source-linked but may not yet be editorially reviewed.
peer-reviewed article
government/regulatory source
- GBIF Species Synonyms API1 claim
authoritative taxonomic database