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hyoscyamus

[ hahy-uh-sahy-uh-muhs ]

noun

  1. the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.


hyoscyamus

/ ËŒ³ó²¹ÉªÉ™Ëˆ²õ²¹ÉªÉ™³¾É™²õ /

noun

  1. any plant of the solanaceous genus Hyoscyamus, of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, including henbane
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyoscyamus1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ³ó²â´Ç²õ°ìý²¹³¾´Ç²õ, equivalent to ³ó²âó²õ (genitive of ³óÅ·²õ hog) + °ìý²¹³¾´Ç²õ bean
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyoscyamus1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek huoskuamos, from hus pig + kuamos bean; the plant was thought to be poisonous to pigs
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Thus, hyoscyamus, belladonna, ammonium bromide have been used.

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Other remedies which have been recommended in the treatment of this condition are belladonna, hyoscyamus, musk, chloroform, and cannabis indica.

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Pliny informs us that, in his days, the root of the Halicacabum, supposed to be a species of hyoscyamus, was chewed by soothsayers.

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There are various drugs that, through acute or chronic poisoning from their use, cause mental disturbance,—alcohol, chloral, cannabis indica, somnal, sulphonal, paraldehyde, ether, chloroform, antipyrin, phenacetin, trional, chloralamid, iodoform, atropine, hyoscyamus, salicylic acid, quinine, lead, arsenic, mercury, opium and morphine, the bromides, cocaine, and others.

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Ipecac and Hyoscyamus, without appreciable improvement.

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