Henbane vs Piscidia piscipula

Highly toxic European herb used cautiously in traditional medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, and sedative. Witches used it in flying ointments. Contains tropane alkaloids.

Caribbean medicinal tree; traditional fish anesthetic and powerful analgesic, especially for dental pain.

hyoscyamine, scopolamine, atropine, hyoscine

ichthynone, jamaicin, piscidic acid, rotenone, isoflavonoids, piscidin

Pain relief in folk medicine, Antispasmodic for bladder, Sedative use, Traditional witchcraft ingredient

neuralgia, toothache, insomnia, anxiety, dysmenorrhea

Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Sedative — pharmaceutical scopolamine derived

analgesic, sedative, antispasmodic, anxiolytic

Pharmaceutical preparations only — DO NOT self-administer raw herb

2-4ml tincture up to 4 times daily

All contraindicated without medical supervision — life-threatening in overdose

pregnancy, CNS depressants, liver disease, heart disease

Hallucinations, Rapid heart rate, Death in overdose

dizziness, numbness, excessive sedation