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Definition of Hyoscyamus niger
1. Noun. Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Hyoscyamus, Hyoscyamus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyoscyamus Niger
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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