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Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus Hy`os*cy"a*mus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
Hyoscyamus niger
Hyoscyamine Hy`os*cy"a*mine, n. [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.) 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.
Hyoscyamus niger
Hyoscyamus Hy`os*cy"a*mus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.

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- recognised: Cyamus Latreille, 1796 Cyamus antarcticensis Vlasova, 1982 Cyamus bahamondei Buzeta, 1963 Cyamus balaenopterae K. H. Barnard, 1931 Cyamus boopis...
- Cyamus boopis is a species of whale louse in the family Cyamidae. This is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humpback whales. The infestation is...
- whale lice, including the gray whale louse Cyamus scammoni and the generalist whale lice Cyamus ceti and Cyamus kessleri. So common are these that an adult...
- pentapetala (Walter) Fernald Cyamus flavicomus Salisb. Cyamus mysticus Salisb. Cyamus nelumbo Sm. Cyamus pentapetalus (Walter) Pursh Cyamus reniformis Pursh Nymphaea...
- Friedrich von Brandt, although it has since been placed into the genus Cyamus as Cyamus rhytinae. It was the only species of cyamid amphipod to be reported...
- they can affect their swimming by increasing drag. The whale louse species Cyamus boopis is specialized for feeding on humpback whales and is the only species...
- anapaestic, aeolics, iambic-trochaic, cretic) (80 lines) Diniarchus's servant Cyamus (or Geta) now arrives with several slaves carrying gifts. He complains about...
- study. They were also recorded with whale lice species such as Cyamus monodontis and Cyamus nodosus. Other pathogens that affect narwhals include Toxoplasma...
- mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus)Molecular Ecology1434393456 Simon, M.; Johnson, M.; Tyack, P.; Madsen, P...
- mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus)". Molecular Ecology. 14 (11): 3439–3456. Bibcode:2005MolEc..14.3439K. doi:10...