Henbane in wine
Toxicity is reported for this plant. Shown as a historical record for laboratory analysis only — not a preparation to make or take.
Original passage
do cool all hot Inflamations in the Eyes or any other part of the Body; and are good to asswage all manner of Swellings of the Cods or Womens Breasts, or els where, , and either or the Fomentation warm; it also asswageth the pain of the Gout, the Sciatica and all other pains in the Joynts which arise from an hot caus. And applied with Vinegar to the Forehead and Temples, helpeth the Headach and want of sleep in hot Feavers. The Juyce of the Herb or Seed, or the Oyl drawn from the Seed doth the like. The Oyl of the Seed is helpful for the Deafness, Nois, and Worms in the Ears, being dropped therein; the Juyce of the Herb, or Root doth also the same. The Decoction of the Herb, or Seed, or both, killeth Lice in Man and Beast. The fume of the dried Herb Stalks and Seed burned, quickly healeth Swellings, Chilblains,, or Kibes in the Hands or Feet, by holding them in the fume thereof. The Remedy to help those that have taken Henbane is to drink Goats Milk, Honyed Water or Pine Kernels, with Sweet Wine: or in the absence of these, Fennel Seed, Nettle Seed, the Seed of Cresses, Mustard, or Radish, as also Onions, or Garlick taken in wine, do all help to free them from danger, and restore them to their due temper again.
Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian, or An Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation (1652 edition) · Entry “Henbane.” · vertues and use · lines 9921–9950 · passage culpeper-1652:herbal:henbane:009
What the pipeline extracted
- 1PartProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.leaf“The Leavs of Henbane”
- 2PlantProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Henbane“Henbane”
- 3Use (as written)ProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.all manner of Swellings of the Cods or Womens Breasts, or els where, if they be boyled in Wine, and either applied themselves or the Fomentation warm; it also asswageth the pain of the Gout, the Sciatica and all other pains in the Joynts which arise from an hot caus“all manner of Swellings of the Cods or Womens Breasts, or els where, if they be boyled in Wine, and either applied themselves or the Fomentation warm; it also asswageth the pain of the Gout, the Sciatica and all other pains in the Joynts which arise from an hot caus”
- 4ProcessProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.decoction“if they be boyled in Wine”
- 5Solvent / vehicleProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.Wine“boyled in Wine”
- 6HeatProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.boiled“boyled in Wine”
- 7FiltrationProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.not applicable“applied themselves”
- 8FormProvisionalNot independently validated. Read it as a lead, not a finding.poultice“applied themselves”
- Fresh or driedNot stated in source
- DurationNot stated in source