HENBANE HYOSCYAMUS NIGER

HENBANE (Hyoscyamus niger L.) X

Activities (Henbane) :
Analgesic (1; CRC; DEP; PNC); Anesthetic (1; CRC); Antiacetylcholine (2; KOM; PH2); Anticholinergic (2; KOM; PHR); Anti-CNS Tremors (2; KOM); Antidiaphoretic (f; HHB); Antidote, lead (f; CRC); Antisialagogue (f; HHB); Antispasmodic (2; CRC; KOM; PNC); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Astringent (f; KAB); Carminative (f; CRC); Convulsant (f; CRC); Depilatory (f; KAB); Hemostat (f; KAB); Hypnotic (f; CRC); Intoxicant (f; KAB); Laxative (f; CRC); Mydriatic (2; PNC); Myorelaxant (2; KOM); Narcotic (f; CRC; DEP; PH2); Parasympatholytic (2; KOM; PHR); Piscicide (f; PH2); Poison (1; CRC); Rodentifuge (f; CRC; PH2); Secretolytic (f; HHB); Sedative (2; CRC; PNC); Soporific (f; CRC).

Indications (Henbane) :
Adenopathy (f; CRC; HHB); Alcoholism (f; CRC; MAD); Amaurosis (f; CRC); Amenorrhea (f; MAD); Angina (f; CRC); Atherosclerosis (f; MAD); Arthrosis (f; CRC; PH2); Asthma (1; CRC; PH2; PNC); Bleeding (f; KAB; MAD; PH2); Bronchosis (f; CRC; MAD); Cancer (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, anus (f; JLH); Cancer, bladder (f; JLH); Cancer, breast (f; JLH); Cancer, eye (f; JLH); Cancer, face (f; JLH); Cancer, foot (f; JLH); Cancer, gum (f; JLH); Cancer, knee (f; JLH); Cancer, leg (f; JLH); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Cancer, parotid (f; JLH); Cancer, scrotum (f; JLH); Cancer, testicle (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Cardiopathy (f; MAD); Caries (f; KAB); Catarrh (f; MAD); Chorea (f; CRC); Climacteric (f; MAD); Cold (f; MAD); Colic (f; MAD); Coma (f; CRC); Condyloma (f; JLH); Constipation (f; CRC); Convulsion (f; PH2); Cough (f; CRC); Cramp (2; CRC; KOM; PNC); Cramp (GI) (2; KOM); Croup (f; CRC); Cystosis (f; CRC; JLH; MAD); Delirium (f; CRC; MAD); Dentition (f; CRC); Diabetes (f; CRC); Diarrhea (f; CRC; PH2); Dysentery (f; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (1; CRC; PH2); Dyspepsia (2; PH2); Dysuria (f; MAD); Earache (f; CRC); Eczema (f; HHB); Enterosis (1; KOM); Epilepsy (f; CRC; HHB); Epistaxis (f; CRC); Fever (f; HHB; MAD); Gas (f; CRC); Gastrosis (1; KOM); Gingivosis (f; JLH); Gout (f; CRC; DEP); Headache (f; KAB); Hemorrhoid (f; HHB); Hiccup (f; CRC; MAD); Hydrophobia (f; CRC); Hypochondria (f; CRC; MAD); Hysteria (f; HHB); Induration (f; JLH; MAD); Inflammation (f; KAB); Insomnia (2; CRC; PNC); Laryngosis (f; MAD); Mania (f; CRC); Mastosis (f; JLH; KAB); Melancholia (f; CRC); Meningosis (f; CRC; PH2); Morphinism (f; CRC); Motion Sickness (1; PNC); Nephrosis (f; MAD); Nervousness (2; CRC; PNC); Neuralgia (1; CRC; PH2); Nyctalopia (f; CRC); Nymphomania (f; CRC); Nystagmus (f; MAD); Ophthalmia (f; KAB); Orchosis (f; JLH; KAB; PH2); Pain (1; CRC; DEP; PH2; PNC); Parotosis (f; CRC; JLH); Pertussis (f; CRC); Photophobia (f; MAD); Pneumonia (f; CRC; MAD); Proctosis (f; HHB); Psychosis (f; CRC; PH2);
Rheumatism (f; CRC; PH2); Rhinosis (f; KAB); Scabies (f; KAB); Scar (1; PHR; PH2); Scarlet Fever (f; MAD); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Schizophrenia (f; CRC); Scrofula (f; MAD); Sore (f; PH2); Spasm (2; CRC; KOM); Swelling (f; CRC; MAD); Toothache (1; CRC; PH2); Tremor (1; PHR); Tuberculosis (f; MAD); Tumor (f; JLH; PH2); Urogenitosis (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); Uvulosis (f; MAD); Worm (f; PH2).

Dosages (Henbane) :
Reporting dose levels of 0.05 g, 0.15 g, 0.65 g, 1.0 g, 3 g leaf, HHB recounts daily maximum doses of 1, 1.2, 1.5, 3, and 6 g leaf, smaller doses for powdered leaf; e.g., maximum daily dose of 0.6 g powdered leaf (HHB); 0.5 g powdered herb corresponding to 0.25 - 0.35 belladonna alkaloids (KOM; PHR); 0.4 g leaf in tea as a calming clyster (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Henbane) :
Not covered (AHP). Commission E reports leaf permitted for oral use. Same contraindications, adverse effects, and interactions as for belladonna alkaloids (AEH). Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Overdoses may cause arrhythmia, deliria, dysuria, erythema, hallucinogens, lethargy, mania, mydriasis, obstipation, tachycardia, visual disturbance, water retention, and xerostoma. Contraindicated in arrhythmia, enlarged colon, GI stenosis, glaucoma, prostadenoma, pulmonary edema, and tachycardia (KOM; PH2). Leaves
used as a sedative and a substitute for opium, where this is inadmissible as in childrens complaints
(KAB).