Showing posts with label stinking nightshade. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Mystery Herb


Q: Can you identify this herb?

A: This herb is not commonly used and probably not found in most references on Chinese medicine. The herb is Tian Xian Zi or Hyoscyamus niger, or henbane (Stinking Nightshade) and is toxic. I do not believe it is commonly available and even if it was I would not recommend using it.

For more information, see this Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger