Dry skin seen due to excess dosage of datura is due to: (A) Vasodilatation, (B) Absence of sweating, (C) Central action, (D) Change in BMR
Answer is B. One of the anticholinergic effects is dry skin due to absence of sweating due to blockade of m3 receptors on sweat glands Datura is nothing but atropine-anticholinergic drug Ref: KDT 6th ed pg 114-116