Plant Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Henbane

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
HYOSCYAMINE	27	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYPICRIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	not available	180.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-DIGLYCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	141000.0	219396.0	0.96	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	not available	5250.0	0.91	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	not available	166.0	1.40	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PYROLLIDINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PYRROLINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Seed	750.0	1167.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	88000.0	136928.0	0.15	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	16250.0	25285.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	not available	5680.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM-NITRATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	not available	212000.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDINE	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-7-GLUCOSIDO-3-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antigranular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic	1	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.
Antihemorrhoidal	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup	1	Martindale's 28th
Antihistaminic	3	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocysteine	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypercholesterolemic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkinetic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.