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Hyoscyamus   Listen
noun
Hyoscyamus  n.  
1.
(Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.
2.
(Med.) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.





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"Hyoscyamus" Quotes from Famous Books



... HYOSCYAMUS (Hyoscyamus Niger), commonly known as Henbane. The herb is used. It is a powerful narcotic, and unlike Opium, does not constipate the bowels, but possesses a laxative tendency. Therefore, it may be employed as an anodyne for allaying pain, calming the ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce


Words linked to "Hyoscyamus" :   Hyoscyamus muticus, potato family, asterid dicot genus, family Solanaceae, stinking nightshade


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