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- Deadly nightshade - The deadly nightshade - An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant
and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as
powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the
alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade. - A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna
lily.
- An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and
regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids
in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white
crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is
isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine
for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc.
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