Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It comprises about 20 species, including the well-known Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger).
Description[edit | edit source]
The plants are annual or biennial herbs, covered with glandular hairs, that exude a characteristic foul smell. The leaves are alternate, simple, and entire or pinnately lobed. The flowers are solitary and axillary, or form few-flowered cymes. They are somewhat zygomorphic and have a double perianth. The fruit is a capsule.
Uses[edit | edit source]
Several species are used in traditional medicine, and some contain the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, which are used as a sedative and to treat nausea and motion sickness.
Species[edit | edit source]
The genus includes the following species:
- Hyoscyamus albus – White Henbane
- Hyoscyamus aureus – Golden Henbane
- Hyoscyamus bohemicus – Bohemian Henbane
- Hyoscyamus niger – Black Henbane
- Hyoscyamus pusillus – Dwarf Henbane
- Hyoscyamus reticulatus – Netted Henbane
- Hyoscyamus scoparius – Broom Henbane
- Hyoscyamus senecionis – Senecio Henbane
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