henbane (البَنْجُ)

henbane (البَنْجُ)


الفقه أصول الفقه

التعريف :


An anaesthetic plant used as a painkiller.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


A plant used to soothe pain and numb the body organs.

الشرح المختصر :


"Banj" (anesthetic) is a substance that causes a person or an animal to lose consciousness to different extents. The name is originally that of a poisonous plant from the Solanaceae family of flowering plants (nightshades). "Banj" is used in medicine as anesthesia, and it can be an intoxicant.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Banj" (pl. bunuj): a narcotic plant, other than hashish, which soothes pain.