Egyptian Henbane

Hyoscyamus muticus, the Egyptian henbane, is a shrub in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to desert areas of North Africa. It is a perennial herb or shrub up to 1.5 metres tall, with a stout succulent habit, and it grows in arid rocky places, wadis and plains. The leaves are high in alkaloids, including scopolamine, which is used in pharmaceuticals. The wild plants are used in traditional local medicine, and the article says it is used locally as a painkiller and a recreational drug. The roasted seeds are used to make an intoxicating drink and the leaves are smoked. It is toxic in higher doses, and deaths have been reported from eating locusts that had eaten the plant. The Tuareg people use it as a fish poison.