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Plant Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Henbane
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPETOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE 41 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed not available 327.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 4000.0 6224.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
TETRAMETHYLPUTRESCINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYLAMINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TROPINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Seed not available 48.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipsoriac 1 Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
Antipurpuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antirheumatic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiseptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisialogogue 3 Martindale's 28th
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispermatorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisteatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistress 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisunburn 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95