Rann Khurasni / रान खुरासनी / Black Henbane / Hyoscyamus niger

  • Local Name: Rann Khurasni / रान खुरासनी
  • Common Name: Black Henbane
  • Botanical Name: Hyoscyamus niger

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb

  • Occurrence: Waste grounds, disturbed soils, roadsides, and fields

  • Season of Availability: Late spring to early summer

  • Geography: Temperate Europe and Siberia

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Seeds, leaves, flower

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: N/A

  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: N/A

  • As Medicine: Cook seeds in sesame oil and pour into ear to treat ear pain; apply seed oil to areas affected by joint and liver pain.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A

  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A

  • Pickling: N/A

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: Typically used as medicine.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains atropine, scopolamine, and hyoscine.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Pain reliever, Aids Digestion, Urinary tract ailments, Toothache

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Cook seeds in sesame oil and pour into ear to treat ear pain; apply seed oil to areas affected by joint and liver pain.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: To treat parasitic infection, first eat 10g jaggery on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, then 200-500 mg of its seed powder.