Investigation of the alkaloidal content of local hyoscyamus albus l.

Abstract

This project in Pharmacognosy studies a local medicinal plant - Hyoscyamus albus L.. For centuries, Hyoscyamus species have been used for their medicinal properties, and they are amongst the most widely used medicinal plants today, due to their alkaloidal constituents, hyoscyamine and hyoscine. The species which is Hyoscyamus niger L.. Hyoscyamus Albus L., commonly known as White Henbane or Mammazejza, is so called due to the pale yellow colour of its flowers. It is a coarse pale green hairy sticky plant with branching stems and petiolate leaves and a slightly unpleasant odour.