henbane medicinal uses

The Ebers papyrus records that the henbane plant was already used in Babylon (15th century B.C.) to heal toothaches. Dioscorides (1st century A.D.), the father of phytotherapy, also mentions its narcotic properties. During the Middle Ages, the henbane plant joined the many ingredients used by witches and warlocks in their concoctions. Supposedly, burglars put the…