FREE: ~Henbane~ seeds (10)

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Henbane is a biennial plant; the brown, spindle-shaped rootstock produces, in the second year, a dirty-green stem covered with sticky hairs and bearing alternate, sticky oblong-lanceolate, sessile leaves. The funnel-shaped flowers are dull yellow or beige, with purple veins and bases, and grow in one-sided, leafy spikes from July to September. The plant has a fetid odor.
Found growing in dry, sandy soils, waste grounds.
Medicinal Properties
Anodyne, antispasmodic, calmative, narcotic, analgesic, diuretic, hypnotic.
Alkaloids including hyoscyamin and atropine, tannin, choline, traces of essential oil. Contains the narcotics hyoscyamine and scopolamine, which are used as pain killers and to induce sleep. Deadly poison without medical supervision.
Legends, Myths and Stories
Once upon a time, henbane was believed to have aphrodisiac properties and was a main ingredient in love. I accept PayPal or send two LOOSE U.S. postage "FOREVER" stamps inside a self-addressed envelope -- Don't affix stamps to anything.
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