henbane
Toxic Old World plant
Henbane is a poisonous plant of the nightshade family, native to Europe and Asia, with sticky hairy leaves and yellowish-brown flowers.
Its name reflects its toxicity to poultry.
The plant contains tropane alkaloids that cause hallucinations, dilated pupils, and potentially death, yet it has been used medicinally since ancient times as a sedative and painkiller.
The witches' garden included henbane, belladonna, and mandrake.
Often toxic plant family
- SolanaceaeNightshade plant family
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
- mandrakeMagical nightshade with forked root
- daturaToxic flowering nightshade genus
jimsonweed · herbaceous · biennial · fetid · sticky · hairy · leaves · seeds
Harmful ingested substance
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- atropineAnticholinergic alkaloid medication
scopolamine · lethal · deadly · noxious · fatal · overdose · symptoms · delirium
Affecting brain and mood
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- mind-alteringAffecting mental state
trance · deliriant · stupor · intoxication · disorientation · confusion
Drug promoting calm
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- antispasmodicAgent preventing muscle cramps
- anodyneRelieves pain or offense
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
tincture · infusion · apothecary · pharmacopoeia · painkiller · toothache · Dioscorides · Galen
Enchanted liquid mixture
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- occultConcealed from view
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
sorcery · enchantment · hex · incantation · ritual · coven · familiar · sabbath
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
nightshade
Often toxic plant family
- SolanaceaeNightshade plant family
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
- mandrakeMagical nightshade with forked root
datura · jimsonweed · herbaceous · biennial · fetid · sticky · hairy · leaves · seeds · flowering
poison
Harmful ingested substance
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
atropine · scopolamine · lethal · deadly · noxious · fatal · overdose · symptoms · delirium · convulsions
psychoactive
Affecting brain and mood
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
mind-altering · trance · deliriant · stupor · intoxication · disorientation · confusion
sedative
Drug promoting calm
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- antispasmodicAgent preventing muscle cramps
- anodyneRelieves pain or offense
remedy · tincture · infusion · apothecary · pharmacopoeia · painkiller · toothache · Dioscorides · Galen · dosage
potion
Enchanted liquid mixture
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- occultConcealed from view
grimoire · sorcery · enchantment · hex · incantation · ritual · coven · familiar · sabbath · broomstick
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- alkaloid plantsbelladonna, coca plant, coffee plant, opium poppy, tobacco plant
- folk herbsagrimony, betony, borage, burdock, comfrey
- nightshadestomato, potato, eggplant, bell pepper, nightshade
- old remediescalomel, laudanum, tartar emetic, nostrum, patent medicines
- poisonsarsenic, cyanide, hemlock, strychnine, belladonna
- sinister plantsnightshade, hemlock, belladonna, wolfsbane, monkshood