Usage of "Hyoscyamus niger"

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

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Examples for "henbane"

Like henbane, it is often seen on rubbish-heaps and in old brickfields. 
 The Naturalist on the Thames 

Asphalt from the street, leaves of henbane, datura, dried nightshade, and myrrh. 
 Down There 

Only take care, some of the henbane flowers have slipped into my crown. 
 The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na... 

Take a glassful of Paris green mixed with some delightful henbane. 
 The Wedding Ring / A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives... 

Then Mr. Slope's successes were henbane to Dr. Grantly, and Mrs. 
 Barchester Towers 

To see the future more clearly, use black henbane. 
 The Book of Life 

Or an extract from the black henbane plant, known since the 1st century A.D. to induce sleep and numb pain. 
 Wired 

Significados de Hyoscyamus niger en inglés