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Belladonna leaf

CAS 8007-93-0 · 100/100 · High conf.

Concern score

100/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Belladonna leaf in plain language

What it is

Also known as Belladonna extract · Belladonnae herba extract · Atropa belladonna · Atropa belladonna L. and its preparations · Atropa belladonna top extract · Atropa bella-donna top extract

Show all 14 names

Atropa belladonna flower and/or fruit and/or leaf · Atropa belladonna herb liquid extract · Belladonna top extract · Belladonnae folium · Deadly nightshade top · Dianqiecao extract · Atropa belladonna extract · Belladonna extract, powdered leaf extract

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Belladonna leaf yet.

Is it a concern?
Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Atropa belladonna L. and its preparations is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • EU Annex II — prohibited
  • EU prohibited in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • EUEC

    Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

    banned
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  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 387 active drug products and 410 total products.Source →
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 7 active drug products and 7 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 44.

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Belladonna leaf. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Belladonna leaf yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes

    regulatory · updated 2010-10-15

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2029-11-08

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Belladonna leaf in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

410

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