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Henbane
Hyoscyamus niger
Henbane · (piha)hullukaali · Almindelig bulmeurt · Ban otu · Bela · Bele Du · Bilsenkraut · Bilzekruid · Bilzenkruid · Black Henbane · Black Henbane (EN) · Black henbane · Bulmeurt · Common Henbane · Crys y Brenin · Disturbo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, Chinese, Nepal, India, China, Niger, Turkey, US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alcoholism, Analgesic, Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne
Science studied: ESCULETIN, ALKALOIDS, APOATROPINE, ATROPINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Solanaceae
Scientific name: Hyoscyamus niger
Common names: Henbane, (piha)hullukaali, Almindelig bulmeurt, Ban otu, Bela, Bele Du, Bilsenkraut, Bilzekruid, Bilzenkruid, Black Henbane, Black Henbane (EN), Black henbane, Bulmeurt, Common Henbane, Crys y Brenin, Disturbo
History
The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Elsewhere, Chinese, Nepal, India, China, Niger, Turkey and 5 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alcoholism
- Analgesic
- Anaphrodisiac
- Anodyne
- Antispasmodic
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cathartic
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- CNS depressant
- Cough
- Cycloplegic
- Cystitis
- Delirium
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Eye
- Fumitory
- Gastrospasm
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Hypnotic
- Mydriatic
- Narcotic
- Neuralgia
- Parasympatholytic
- Pertussis
- Poison
- Sciatica
- Sclerosis
- Seasickness
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Tetanus
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Tumor(Parotid)
- Urogenital
- Uteritis
- Gastralgia
- Mania
- Incontinence
- Morphinism
- Myalgia
- Parkinsonism
- Swelling
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Iraq
- Elsewhere
- Chinese
- Nepal
- India
- China
- Niger
- Turkey
- US
- France
- UK
- Europe
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- Italy
Documented cultural uses
- Alcoholism
- Analgesic
- Anaphrodisiac
- Anodyne
- Antispasmodic
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cathartic
- CNS depressant
- Cough
- Cycloplegic
- Cystitis
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- Delirium
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Eye
- Fumitory
- Gastrospasm
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Hypnotic
- Mydriatic
- Narcotic
- Neuralgia
- Parasympatholytic
- Pertussis
- Poison
- Sciatica
- Sclerosis
- Seasickness
- Sedative
- Spasm
- Tetanus
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Tumor(Parotid)
- Urogenital
- Uteritis
- Gastralgia
- Mania
- Incontinence
- Morphinism
- Myalgia
- Parkinsonism
- Swelling
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Hyperactivity and Euphoria Without Agitation Due to Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Poisoning in a Child. · 2026 source ↗
- The toxicity of <i>hyoscyamus niger</i> (henbane) in children: a five-year experience in a pediatric intensive care unit. · 2026 source ↗
- Enhancing the accumulation of scopolamine and atropine in Hyoscyamus niger L. callus by LED light and glycine-a cheap method. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ESCULETIN
- ALKALOIDS
- APOATROPINE
- ATROPINE
- ATROSCINE
- CALCIUM
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- CUSCOHYGRINE
- FAT
- HYOSCYAMINE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-DIGLYCOSIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- METHYL-PYRROLINE
- MUCILAGE
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- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PYRIDINE
- QUERCETIN-7-GLUCOSIDO-3-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE
- RUTIN
- SCOPETOL
- SCOPOLAMINE
- SCOPOLINE
- STEARIC-ACID
- TETRAMETHYLPUTRESCINE
- TRIMETHYLAMINE
- ZINC
- COPPER
- GUM
- IRON
- METHYL-PYROLLIDINE
- ARSENIC
- BIMETHYLAMINE
- COUMARIN
- GABA
- HYOSCYPICRIN
- POTASSIUM-NITRATE
- RESIN
- SCOPINE
- SODIUM
- TROPINE
- MANGANESE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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