Latin, Hyoscyamus agrestis, H. flavus, H. lethalis, H. pallidus, H. vulgaris, Jusquiami;
English, Black henbane, Foetid nightshade, Hogbean, Poison tobacco;
French, Jusquiame ;
German, Bilsenkraut;
Urdu, Ajwain Khurasani.
A biennial, deciduous herb with a fusiform root, and tapering, thick,
stiff, cylindrical stem, 6 inches to 2 feet high, scarcely branched,
covered with long hairs tipped with a minute black gland. The leaves
are alternate, sessile, the upper clasping, irregularly lobed,
sinuate-dentate, thin, pale-green, hairy, large below, becoming
bracts above. The nearly sessile flowers are dull-yellow, strongly,
reticulated with purple veins appearing from June to August in
axillary, one-sided, leafy spikes. The whole plant is thickly
covered with closely woven hairs, and has a sticky, heavy-smelling
exudation.
Found in :-
Europe, Asia and America ; growing in sandy ground, on roadsides and waste places.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Hahnemann, Frag. de. Vir. in 1805. (Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. V. 25 ; X. 543.)
The fresh plant of the second year’s growth.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Hyoscyamus, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 450 Cc. | = 550.
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Strong alcohol | 585 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture,
four parts distilled water,
five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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