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Henbane—Healing herb of hercules and of apollo

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This poisonous drug, formerly available only from Europe, India and the Sudan but now produced also in the United States to the extent of 80,000 pounds annually, has been used therapeutically since ancient times and today has common use in modern medicine.

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  1. S. B. Penick & Company, New york

    George M. Hocking (Professor of Pharmacognosy)

  2. School of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo, USA

    George M. Hocking (Professor of Pharmacognosy)

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Formerly Pharmacognosist, S. B.Penick & Company, New York

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Hocking, G.M. Henbane—Healing herb of hercules and of apollo . Econ Bot 1, 306 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858575

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