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Definition of Henbane

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

Definition of Henbane

1. n. A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus.

Definition of Henbane

1. Noun. A poisonous plant, ''Hyoscyamus niger'', used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin. ¹

2. Noun. Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Henbane

1. a poisonous herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Henbane

1. A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. Niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odour of the plant. See Hyoscyamus. Origin: Hen + bane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Henbane

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

1. A Universal formulary: Containing the Methods of Preparing and Administering by Robert Eglesfeld Griffith (1866)
"B. Powdered extract of henbane, Oxide of zinc, each, ten grains. ... A spoonful every two hours, in catarrh. Foy. MIXTURE OF henbane AND ..."

2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1858)
"Dr. Garrod then proceeded to detail experiments, which demonstrated beyond doubt that the active principle of henbane was destroyed by h'quor ..."

3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1847)
"Frictions of the head and outward parts, sacculi of henbane, wormwood at his pillow, &c. Against terrible dreams; not to sup late, ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1859)
"... brought under notice a few points relating to the nature of liquor potassa:, and the properties of some of the officinal preparations of henbane, &c., ..."

5. American Druggist (1884)
"Spray of Biennial henbane, second year's growth, height, 3 to 4 feet. ... Dried flowering tops of Biennial henbane with leaves. first year's growth of the ..."

6. Organic materia medica: Including the Standard Remedies of the Leading by Parke, Davis & Company, Davis & Company Parke (1888)
"The above represent the principal pills containing henbane; for others see Pill ... "German Tincture" henbane.—An imported unofficial preparation from the ..."

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