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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
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 300.0 1700.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root not available 1600.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Seed 600.0 100.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
APOATROPINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.3 2.51 Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE 51 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ATROSCINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIMETHYLAMINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed not available 7420.0 0.60 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed not available 26.0 1.01 Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 57 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUSCOHYGRINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 250000.0 389000.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Seed not available 62000.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 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
Antiosteoporotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 6 Huang, M-T., and Ferraro, T. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Cancer Prevention. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.2 p.21.
Antiparkinsonian 3 Martindale's 29th
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperspirant 1 Martindale's 29th
Antipertussic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprotozoal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsittacotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.