hyoscyamus niger

Latin name: Hyoscyamus niger Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family, Potato Family) Common name: Henbane, Stinking nightshade Urdu name : Ajwain-e- Khurasani Hindi name: Khurasani Ajwain Kashmiri name : Bazar-bhang Hyoscyamus niger has a very long history of use as a medicinal herb, and has...

Henbane was a common admixture to witches brews. The Priestesses of Delphi was thought to have used Henbane for prophetic purposes. Hyoscyamus niger was used in magic infusions to produce clairvoyant trance states. Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) plants, like other solanacea plants, contain...