hyoscyamus

hyoscyamus
The leaves and flowering tops of H. niger (family Solanaceae); it contains hyoscyamine and hyoscine (scopolamine); an anticholinergic and antispasmodic. SYN: henbane. [G. hyoskyamos, henbane or hog's bean, fr. hys, gen. hyos, a hog, + kyamos, a bean]

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hyo·scy·a·mus -məs n
1) cap a genus of poisonous Eurasian herbs of the family Solanaceae that have a capsular fruit and include the henbane (H. niger)
2) the dried leaves of the henbane containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine and used as an antispasmodic and sedative

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Hyo·scy·a·mus (hi″o-siґə-məs) [L., from Gr. hys swine + kyamos bean] a genus of annual or biennial plants of the family Solanaceae. H. niґger L. is henbane, whose leaves, seeds, flowers, and tops contain the anticholinergic alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine and cause neurotoxicity in livestock. See also hyoscyamus.

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  • Hyoscyamus — Hy os*cy a*mus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hyoscyămus — (H. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Solanaceae Hyoscyameae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Kelch krug , fast glockenförmig, fünfzähnig, bleibend, Blumenkrone rad trichterförmig, fünflappig, Kapsel an der Basis bauchig, mit ver engertem Halse, oben… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hyoscyămus — Tournef (Bilsenkraut), Gattung der Solanazeen, einjährige oder ausdauernde, aufrechte oder niederliegende, meist behaarte Kräuter mit ungeteilten, gelappten oder siederlappigen Blättern, oben weißen oder gelben, violett oder rot geaderten,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hyoscyamus — Hyoscyămus L., Bilsenkraut, Pflanzengattg. der Solanazeen, in der nördl. gemäßigten Zone. H. niger (schwarzes Bilsenkraut, Rasenwurz, Zigeunerkraut, Schlafkraut, Teufelswurz, Dullkraut, Dulldill [Tafel: Giftpflanzen, 2]), Giftpflanze mit… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hyoscyamus —   [griechisch], wissenschaftlicher Name der Pflanzengattung Bilsenkraut.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hyoscyamus — Bilsenkräuter Schwarzes Bilsenkraut (Hyoscyamus niger) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hyoscyamus —   Hyoscyamus …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hyoscyamus — Jusquiame Hyoscyamus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hyoscyamus — Taxobox name = Gaura image width = 240px image caption = black henbane regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Solanales familia = Solanaceae genus = Hyoscyamus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • Hyoscyamus — noun genus of poisonous herbs: henbane • Syn: ↑genus Hyoscyamus • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Solanaceae, ↑family Solanaceae, ↑potato family …   Useful english dictionary

  • hyoscyamus — /huy euh suy euh meuhs/, n. the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine. [1700 10; < NL < Gk hyoskýamos, equiv. to hyós (gen. of hys hog) +… …   Universalium

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