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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
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.