Henbane
From Dontopedia, the open, paraconsistent wiki. (Last updated 2026-06-07.)
Linked via
sameAs to 1 other subject: Same Plant SpeciesReview & merge →Henbane has 33 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 8 references, with 3 live disagreements.
33 facts·19 predicates·8 sources·3 in dispute
Mostly:rdf:type(8), scientific name(2), effect in small dose(2)
Maturity scale
raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (8)
Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.
partOfPart of(3)
- Henbane Roots
ex:henbane-roots - Leaves
ex:leaves - Seeds
ex:seeds
combinedWithCombined With(1)
- Opium
ex:opium
composedOfComposed of(1)
- Egyptian Madjoun
ex:egyptian-madjoun
hasMemberHas Member(1)
- Solanaceous Family
ex:solanaceous-family
madeOfMade of(1)
- Henbane Cigar
ex:henbane-cigar
sameAsSame As(1)
- Same Plant Species
ex:same-plant-species
Other facts (28)
The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.
28 facts
| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Rdf:type | Plant | [1] |
| Rdf:type | Plant | [2] |
| Rdf:type | Plant | [3] |
| Rdf:type | Plant | [5] |
| Rdf:type | Drug | [6] |
| Rdf:type | Narcotic Agent | [6] |
| Rdf:type | Plant | [7] |
| Rdf:type | Plant | [8] |
| Scientific Name | Hyoscyamus niger | [5] |
| Scientific Name | Hyoscyamus niger | [6] |
| Effect in Small Dose | Pleasant Sleep | [6] |
| Effect in Small Dose | Pain Soothing | [6] |
| Has Effect | Henbane Effects | [1] |
| Cures | Jealousy | [1] |
| Potential Identity | Bang | [2] |
| Has Reputation | bad | [2] |
| Seldom Praised | true | [2] |
| Social Status | low | [2] |
| Classified As | Dangerous Substitute | [3] |
| Also Known As | haschish | [4] |
| Has Properties Similar to | Deadly Nightshade | [5] |
| Causes Symptom Analogous to | Insanity | [6] |
| Effect in Large Dose | Deleterious Effects | [6] |
| Has Active Agent | Drug | [6] |
| Often Administered As | Opium Substitute | [7] |
| Mixed With | Opium | [7] |
| Faculty Intensity | extraordinary | [7] |
| Has Power Over | Intense Passions | [7] |
Timeline
Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/6
ex:Plant
—
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/6
Henbane
—
hasEffectseven-sisters-of-sleep/6
ex:henbane-effects
—
curesseven-sisters-of-sleep/6
ex:jealousy
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
ex:Plant
—
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
henbane
—
potentialIdentityseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
ex:bang
—
hasReputationseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
bad
—
seldomPraisedseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
true
—
socialStatusseven-sisters-of-sleep/18
low
—
classifiedAsseven-sisters-of-sleep/89
ex:dangerous-substitute
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/89
ex:Plant
—
alsoKnownAsseven-sisters-of-sleep/171
haschish
—
scientificNameseven-sisters-of-sleep/247
Hyoscyamus niger
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/247
ex:Plant
—
hasPropertiesSimilarToseven-sisters-of-sleep/247
ex:deadly-nightshade
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:Drug
—
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
Henbane
—
scientificNameseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
Hyoscyamus niger
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:NarcoticAgent
—
causesSymptomAnalogousToseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:insanity
—
effectInSmallDoseseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:pleasant-sleep
—
effectInSmallDoseseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:pain-soothing
—
effectInLargeDoseseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:deleterious-effects
—
hasActiveAgentseven-sisters-of-sleep/253
ex:drug
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
ex:Plant
—
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
Henbane
—
oftenAdministeredAsseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
ex:opium-substitute
—
mixedWithseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
ex:opium
—
facultyIntensityseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
extraordinary
—
hasPowerOverseven-sisters-of-sleep/254
ex:intense-passions
—
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/282
ex:Plant
—
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/282
henbane
References (8)
8 references
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/6- full texttmpwmtw9to0_seven-sisters-of-sleep_6text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmpwmtw9to0_seven-sisters-of-sleep_6/15abc56c-8f78-4675-8816-bd0e37519cc1Show excerpt
Solanaceous plants and their properties; The thorn-apple of India; The Florispondio of Peru; Its superstitious uses; Indulgence therein in New Granada; Effects of thorn-apple on the Jamaica soldiers; Origin of Belladonna; Its effects as a p…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/18- full texttmp7_o6obyt_seven-sisters-of-sleep_18text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmp7_o6obyt_seven-sisters-of-sleep_18/f0da5bab-93d8-49d7-87bc-c4d06d69ed58Show excerpt
e juice of a certain herb, which makes him sleep so sound all night, that she has time to go where she pleases, and as day begins to appear, she comes to him again, and awakes him by the smell of something she puts under his nose.” The Ca…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/89- full texttmp54lqkpbm_seven-sisters-of-sleep_89text/plain4 KB
doc:agent/tmp54lqkpbm_seven-sisters-of-sleep_89/255bd8e9-3631-489a-83ab-b25e0469b986Show excerpt
. This may be owing to the camphor which they contain. The common camphor, in quantities a little beyond a medium dose, will produce indistinctness of ideas, incoherence of language, an indescribable uneasiness, shedding of tears, a sensati…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/171- full texttmpeve61lpf_seven-sisters-of-sleep_171text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmpeve61lpf_seven-sisters-of-sleep_171/dcdd7a93-3901-4008-afe8-65845beb9dbdShow excerpt
madly into the Christian camp, committing great havoc, without themselves having any fear of death, and that these men were called Hashasheens , whence has arose our word “assassin.” The term “hashash,” says Mr. Lane, signifies “a smoker or…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/247- full texttmppe7ldrxi_seven-sisters-of-sleep_247text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmppe7ldrxi_seven-sisters-of-sleep_247/4ad6349a-3350-4b93-8643-811841cb3b25Show excerpt
The thorn-apple and nightshade are types of a class of narcotics, which, though not largely employed either for their intoxicating effects or their medicinal virtues, are, notwithstanding, extremely powerful in their effects, and, when used…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/253- full texttmpp7ug7exg_seven-sisters-of-sleep_253text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmpp7ug7exg_seven-sisters-of-sleep_253/1074fabb-54cc-4a7b-8c09-0ef50771b40eShow excerpt
luence of the drug, two or three of them very slightly, simply complaining of having 332 the vision disturbed by objects which they in vain attempted to remove, for they were fully persuaded that they existed. Two had singular fits of laugh…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/254- full texttmpg9dhp8yv_seven-sisters-of-sleep_254text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmpg9dhp8yv_seven-sisters-of-sleep_254/460c3054-52b9-43c4-b9b8-320db36e973aShow excerpt
gives an account of nine persons who were nearly poisoned by eating the roots of henbane. The effects of this poison were horrible in the extreme; in five, out of the nine, it produced raving madness. The madness of all these was so complet…
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/282- full texttmpxm95vgf9_seven-sisters-of-sleep_282text/plain2 KB
doc:agent/tmpxm95vgf9_seven-sisters-of-sleep_282/cf09d6bc-64fb-48ac-9d80-78b722526e80Show excerpt
22 Dr. Doran says that a salad was so scarce an article during the early part of the last century, that George I. was obliged also to send to Holland to procure a lettuce for his queen. These vegetables must, therefore, have become unpopul…
See also
Keep researching
Missing something or suspicious of what's here? Kick off a research session — a Claude agent will investigate, cite its sources, and file new facts into a dedicated context you can review before accepting into the shared view.