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Definition of Hyoscyamus niger

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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyoscyamus Niger

hyomental hyopastron hyopharyngeus hyoscine hyoscine hyoscines hyoscine hydrobromide hyoscyamine hyoscyamine hyoscyamines

hyoscyamine (6S)-dioxygenase hyoscyamine sulfate hyoscyamus Hyoscyamus Hyoscyamus muticus Hyoscyamus niger (current term) hyosternal hyosternum Hyostrongylus rubidus hyostylic

hyothyroid Hyp hyp hyp- hypabyssal hypabyssally hypacusia hypacusis hypaethral hypalbuminaemia

Literary usage of Hyoscyamus niger

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1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1913)
"Henbane is a pharmacopeial drug, supposed to consist of the dried leaves and flowering tops of Hyoscyamus niger collected from plants of the second year's ..."

2. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"The best summary of these is given by Wib- nier (Arzneimittel, Art. Hyoscyamus niger.) When the dose is not sufficient to destroy life, the symptoms are ..."

3. The homœopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery by Edward Harris Ruddock (1871)
"Hyoscyamus niger—Black Henbane. This plant is indigenous throughout Europe, growing in uncultivated places in the neighbourhood of farms, villages, etc. ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"There are two kinds of hyoscyamus sold in London as the Hyoscyamus niger ; one of them is a smaller plant, its leaves of a paler hue, nearly ovate, ..."

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