hyoscyamus
/hahy-uh-sahy-uh-muhs/US // ˌhaɪ əˈsaɪ ə məs //UK // (ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəməs) //
牛膝草,百草枯,牛膝,百草集
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.
Examples
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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