henbane
n.
type of plant having poisonous and narcotic qualities
Henbane
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), also known as Stinking Nightshade, is a plant of the family
Solanaceae that originated in
Eurasia, though it is now globally distributed. It was historically used in combination with other plants, such as
Mandrake,
Deadly Nightshade, and
Datura as an
anaesthetic potion, as well as for its
psychoactive properties in "magic brews." Its usage was originally in continental Europe and Asia, though it did spread to England sometime during the
Middle Ages. The use of Henbane by the
ancient Greeks was documented by
Pliny. The plant, recorded as Herba Apollinaris, was used to yield
oracles by the priestesses of
Apollo.
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henbane
Noun
1. poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
(synonym) black henbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus niger
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Hyoscyamus, genus Hyoscyamus
Henbane
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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