Henbane
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Solanaceae
Genus :
Hyoscyamus
Species :
niger
COMMON NAMES
Black Henbane; Devil's Eyes
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Poison; Deliriant
DESCRIPTION
Hyoscyamus niger is a biennial herb growing up to 1 meter that produces veined yellow flowers and large quantities of seeds. All parts of the plant contain scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine and can be deadly poisonous.
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NEWS & MEDIA #
Apparent Henbane-related death in Croatia, Jan 2 2009