Henbane is a plant and an herb.

• botanical information
• magick correspondences and uses
• magick incense
• health care

botanical information:

    Botanical name: Hyoscyamus niger

    Common name: henbane

    Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.

magickal correspondences and uses:

    Incense: Henbane incense corresponds with thursday and is a good incense to burn on thursdays.

    Incense: Henbane incense corresponds with saturday and is a good incense to burn on saturdays.

    Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)

    Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.

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health care uses:

    Health Notice: Attempting to be an amateur doctor is potentially dangerous to your health. This web page is not professional medical advice. Nothing on this website should be considered as a substitute or replacement for professional medical advice. Persons should seek the advice of qualified health providers. Self-medication should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care. Please confirm all self-medication with your doctor or health care professional. See the article on healing for recommended healers.

traditional medicine:

    Traditional Medicine: While many traditional practices have been scientifically verified, some are now known to be dangerous. Seek the advice of qualified health care providers.

    Roman surgeons used an anathesia made from poppy opium (morphine, numbing pain and limiting movement), henbane seeds (scopolamine, inducing sleep), and mandrake (slowing heart rate and deadened pain).

   

Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.

    Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).

See also: herbs.

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