Henbane
Henbane is a non-scientific common name that may refer to a number of plant species and varieties.
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Henbane
Henbane in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Description
Historical Use of Henbane in Western Medicine
Quote Paraph: "Even as late as 1866, Althaus (1831-1900) credited tincture of henbane rather than bromide of potassium with the best results in suppressing epileptic attacks."
Sec Auth: Temkin O
Title: The Falling Sickness. Second Edition, Revised, Softshell Books edition, 1994
Page: 298
Source: The Falling Sickness, Second Edition, Revised, Softshell Books edition, 1994,Owsei Temkin
Complete: Temkin O. The falling sickness: a history of epilepsy from the Greeks to the beginnings of modern neurology. London: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2 Revised Edition, (Softshell Books) ; 1994. p. 298.
Primary Source: 274 Althaus (27), On Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Ataxy, p. 29 f.
Background
Synonymns for Henbane
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Henbane
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Henbane in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
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[Legend-entwined henbane]. [Legendenumranktes Bilsenkraut.]
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