Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Henbane

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

Henbane, Blackhenbane, Common henbane, Hogbean, Stinking nightshade

Latin

Hyoscyamus niger Linne, Hyoscyamus niger subsp. agrestis (Kit.) Hultén, Hyoscyamus niger var. agrestris Kit., Hyoscyamus niger

Plantparts

Branch, Flowering tops, foliage, Fresh leaves, Leaf, Ripe seed, Roots, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cramp, Ache, Aches, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Anaesthetic, Analgesic, Analgesic for toothache, Anesthetic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anthelmintic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, Anti-parkinsonian, antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, antitussive, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, arthritis, Asthma, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, car sickness, chill, Chills, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, Cold, Colds, Colic, Coloenteritis, Common cold, convulsive cough, convulsive state, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, Cramp, Cramps, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive ulcers, Diuretic, earache, Ear pain, Ear pains, Enlarges the pupil of the eye, enteritis, enterocolitis, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Freight, Gastric ulcer, Head colds, Hypnotic, inflammation of kidneys, Inflammation of the digestive tract, inflammation of the kidney, Insomnia, inspissated faeces, intestinal catarrh, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, Kinetosis, lulling, motion sickness, Muscel tension, Muscle relaxation, musculoskeletal, muskuloskeletal, Mydriatic, Nephritis, Nervousness, ophtalmological, ophthalmological, Otalgia, otalgic, Pain, painful disorders, pain in ear, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Parkinson disease, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease, PD, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, reduces muscular tension, relaxant, relaxes the nervous system, Relaxing, relax spasms, relieves fevers, renal pyelitis, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Salivation, sedative, shaking palsy, sleeping medicine, Sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Soporific, spasm, Spasmolytic, stomach cramp, stomach spasms, Stomach ulcers, to cleanse the blood, Tooth ache, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, travel sickness, Ulcer

Homoeopathically uses

convulsions, cough, cramps, earache, eye infections, eye inflammation, hysteria, spasms, toothache

Warnings

CNS-Paralytic, Hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, induce hallucinations, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Poisonous to humans, Toxic

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect, poisoned drinks

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in China

Ingredients

 Aesculetin, alkaloid, Arsenic, atropine, Belladonnine, Bitter Components, Calcium, Chlorogenic acid, choline, Copper, coumarin, Daucosterol, fat, fat oil, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Hallucinogen, Hyoscine, hyoscyamine, hypaconitine, iron, L-Hyoscyamine, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, mucilage, Myristic acid, Natural rubber, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Phytosterol, Poison, poisonous alkaloid, potassium, potassium nitrate, protein, Pyridine, resin, rutin, Scopolin, sodium, Stearic acid, tanins of the caffeic acid type, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, trimethylamine, Tropane alkaloid, Tropine, Vegetable oil, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0300

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