Eastern henbane (Hyoscyamus orientalis)

东方天仙子dōng fāng tiān xiān zǐDongfangtianxianzi

Hyoscyamus orientalis · Plant

Hyoscyamus, standing in for Hyoscyamus orientalis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains toxic alkaloids; can cause anticholinergic poisoning; affects heart rate; hallucinogenic; avoid all internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Eastern henbane for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Spasm PainInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Eastern henbane does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit CalmingBenefit Respiratory Asthma

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Hyoscyamus orientalis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Asthma0 records
  • Spasm Pain0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records