OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 45190

henbane

/ˈhɛnbeɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
beleño
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]
Henbane acts as an anaphrodisiac.
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