Henbane 100+ fresh seeds, Hyoscyamus niger seeds

🌱 Hyoscyamus niger — Black Henbane, Stinking Nightshade

Henbane seeds are a product of the Black Henbane plant, a biennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family. This product is highly toxic and should be handled with extreme caution. The seeds are ideal for botanists, researchers, and enthusiasts interested in studying the properties of this plant.

🌿 Botanical Description

Hyoscyamus niger is a two-year herbaceous soft-furred, sticky plant with an unpleasant smell. The plant has an antispasmodic effect. The root is vertical, slightly branched up to 2-3 cm thick, soft, with a thickened root neck. Leaves of a fairly broad morphology: dark green above, lighter below, lower in the basal rosette, petiolate, oblong-ovate, notched-pinnate-incised, usually die off by the time of flowering; stem – alternate, sessile, semi-stem-embracing, ovate-lanceolate, notched-lobed 3-25 cm long, 3-10 cm wide. The stem is branched, reaches 20-60 cm in height or more, cylindrical, densely covered with glandular trichomes (hairs). The flowers are large (2.5-4 cm in diameter), slightly zygomorphic, sessile, located in the axils of the upper leaves. The formula of the flower henbane: ↑Ч5Л5Т5П2. Calyx cristalina, globalreplica, with the remaining fruit. Corolla srostnolepestny, widely funnel-shaped with a dirty yellow tint, with a network of dark purple veins and a dark purple throat. The fruit is a box enclosed in a hardened Cup and opening with a lid. Seeds are small (1.5 mm long), brownish-gray, rounded or slightly kidney-shaped, flattened, with a mesh-cellular surface.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds indoors 1-2 months before the last frost date at a depth of 1/8 inch and a temperature of 70-80°F (21-27°C). Transplant seedlings outside after the last frost.
• Germination temperature and time: 70-80°F (21-27°C), 1-2 weeks.
• Soil type: Well-draining soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0.
• Watering and fertilization: Keep the soil consistently moist during the germination period. Avoid overwatering.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8, frost tolerance: 20-30°F (-7 to -1°C).

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Hyoscyamus niger is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It grows in a variety of habitats, including dry meadows, scrublands, and rocky areas, at elevations up to 1,500 meters.

✨ Interesting Facts

The most widely used is atropine derived from the leaves of henbane, especially in ophthalmic practice. It is also used in the treatment of internal diseases: peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, bronchial asthma, spastic conditions of the intestines and bile ducts. From the leaves of henbane get 'bleached oil' (oleum Hyoscyami), used for rubbing in rheumatic and neuralgic pain. Black henbane leaves are part of the anti-asthmatic collection. Preparations from the herb henbane are also widely used in obstetrics and gynecology, they are prescribed for dysmenorrhea, to reduce painful spasms of the muscles of the cervix, rectum, urethra and vagina.