Definition of Hyoscyamus niger

1. Noun. Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine.

Exact synonyms: Black Henbane, Henbane, Stinking Nightshade
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Hyoscyamus, Hyoscyamus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyoscyamus Niger

Hymenolepis lanceolata
Hymenolepis nana
Hymenolepis nana fraterna
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum
Hymenoxys acaulis
Hymenoxys grandiflora
Hymiskviða
Hyndluljóð
Hynerpeton
Hynes
Hynes pharyngoplasty
Hyogo
Hyoscyamus muticus
Hyoscyamus niger (current term)
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Hyp
Hypalon
Hypaque enema
Hypatia
Hypentelium
Hypentelium nigricans
Hyperborea
Hyperglyphe perciformis
Hypericaceae
Hypericales
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericum ascyron
Hypericum calycinum

Literary usage of Hyoscyamus niger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1913)
"Henbane is a pharmacopeial drug, supposed to consist of the dried leaves and flowering tops of Hyoscyamus niger collected from plants of the second year's ..."

2. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"The best summary of these is given by Wib- nier (Arzneimittel, Art. Hyoscyamus niger.) When the dose is not sufficient to destroy life, the symptoms are ..."

3. The homœopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery by Edward Harris Ruddock (1871)
"Hyoscyamus niger—Black Henbane. This plant is indigenous throughout Europe, growing in uncultivated places in the neighbourhood of farms, villages, etc. ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"There are two kinds of hyoscyamus sold in London as the Hyoscyamus niger ; one of them is a smaller plant, its leaves of a paler hue, nearly ovate, ..."

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