Drug 'Henbane' is obtained from

Atropa

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Hyoscyamus

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The correct option is B Hyoscyamus
Henbane is a drug obtained from the Hyoscyamus niger, a weed that has sticky serrated leaves and dullish yellow, funnel-shaped flowers. The fruits contain tiny black seeds. The plant and seeds contain hyoscine, hyoscyamine, atropine, and scopolamine (tropane alkaloids). Henbane is cultivated as a source of alkaloids for the pharmaceutical industry. Drugs based on henbane alkaloids are applied in modern medicine as painkillers and antispasmodics. The plants name means "killer of hens" in old English.
So, the correct answer is 'Hyoscyamus'

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