Black henbane is a toxic herb that has been employed for both medicine and criminal intoxication. All parts of Black Henbane including the leaves, seeds, and roots are toxic. No amount of boiling can get rid of its toxicity. Small amounts can cause intoxication symptoms such as dizziness and delirium.
Artemisia afra, named after the Greek goddess Artemis, is the one of the most employed herbs for medicine in Southern Africa. It is known for healing coughs, colds, headaches, chills, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, gastric derangements, colic, croup, whooping-cough, gout, asthma, malaria, diabetes, bladder and kidney disorders, influenza, convulsions, fever, heart inflammation, and rheumatism (Liu et al., 2008).
