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hyoscyamus

[ hahy-uh-sahy-uh-muhs ]

noun

  1. the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.


hyoscyamus

/ ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəməs /

noun

  1. any plant of the solanaceous genus Hyoscyamus, of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, including henbane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyoscyamus1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek hyoskýamos, equivalent to hyós (genitive of hŷs hog) + kýamos bean
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyoscyamus1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek huoskuamos, from hus pig + kuamos bean; the plant was thought to be poisonous to pigs
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Example Sentences

He prepared a boiled oil of hyoscyamus, or henbane, in the usual way, with common oil.

Children tolerate hyoscyamus in doses proportionally larger than can be taken by adults.

In the various forms of insanity the tranquilizing influence of hyoscyamus is highly esteemed.

With it should be associated other remedies, like hyoscyamus and chloral hydrate, in order to procure sleep.

Hyoscyamus, belladonna, and cannabis indica are useful when the pupils are contracted and when spasmodic symptoms are present.

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