Black henbane

Other plants of the nightshade family, including Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade), Hyoscyamus niger (black henbane), and Datura stramonium (Jimson weed), contain atropine-like toxins that are anticholinergic, blocking the muscarinic receptors. An incidence in southern Utah of cattle poisoned on black henbane, with many death losses, was recently reported (Pfister, 2003). Atropine and atropine-like alkaloids are discussed Section 2.2.1.7. 

Henbane has from 12-15 species, mostly native to the Mediterranean. Black henbane is the one that is used mainly for drags, its principal alkaloid beit hyoscy-amine. It is a small annual or perennial with hairy, coarsely lobed leaves with an unpleasant odor. It is used as a pain reliever for spasms and as a sedative. Henbane is also sometimes used as an antidote to meicuiy poisoning and in the treatment of morphine addiction. 

Synonyms Datura species Datura arborea-. Datura cornigera Datura folium Datura suaveo-lens Datura stramonium Angel s trumpet Downy thorn apple Horn-of-plenty Stinkweed Thornapple Black henbane Chemical/Pharmaceutical/Other Class Anticholinergic... 

Some of the drugs responsible are amitriptyline, amoxapine, atropine, benztropine, biperiden, didinium, cyclobenzaprine, desipramine, doxepin, hyoscyamine, imipramine, lorazepam, maprotiline, nortriptyline, protriptyline, propantheline, scopolamine, trimipramine. Some herbals that can elicit the anticholinergic syndrome are black henbane, deadly nightshade, Devil s apple, Jimson weed, Loco seeds or weeds, Matrimony vine, night blooming jessamine, stinkweed. 

Hyoscyamus. Henbane hog s bean insane root poison tobacco black henbane. Dried leaves with or without the tops, of Hyoscyamus niger L. Soianaceae, yielding 0,040% hyoscyamus alkaloids (chiefly hyoscyamine and scopolamine). The leaves and seeds have been used as smooth muscle relaxants. The alkaloid content of the seeds is less than that of the leaves. Egyptian henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus L, Soianaceae) contains about 0.5% alkaloids. Habit. Europe, Africa, Asia, naturalized in U.S, cultivated in England, Cortsh r. Leaves scopolamine, hyoscyamine hyoscipicrin, choline. 

Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger 1 Anticholinergic alkaloids (see p 84)... 

The nightshade family of plants includes some very popular foods tomatoes sweet and hot peppers, eggplants, and potatoes It also includes tobacco and some poisonous plants that are infamous because of their associations with crime, witchcraft, and black magic. Even dieir names are sinister, henbane, mandrake, and deadly nightshade, for example. Nightshades look scary, too. They are rank, hairy plants with strange smells and peculiar flower some have dangerous fruit... 

Poisonous plants Hyscyamus niger and albus black and white henbane. Main toxic alkaloids... 

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