Meaning of white henbane | Babel Free

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The plant Hyoscyamus albus.

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“The thirde whiche hath white flowers, is called Hyoſcyamus albus, that is to ſay, White Henbane. / The Choiſe. / The white Henbane is beſt to be vſed in medicine.[…]The ſeede of the white Henbane, and the leaues are cold in the third degree.”

“The Henbanes, notably Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) and White Henbane (H. albus), have long been utilised as magic, medicinal and hallucinogenic herbs in Europe and the Far East.”

“In his book, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants, German author Christian ratsch claims that white henbane (Hyoscyamus albus), whose flowers do not have the purple veining of black henbane, was the plant used in ancient southern Europe for prophecy.[…]if you want to try growing it, white henbane tends to be on the short side, about two feet tall.”

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