In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
HYOSCINES
Noun
hyoscines
plural of hyoscine
Source: Wiktionary
HYOSCINE
Hy*os"cine, n. Etym: [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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