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Botanical Name |
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Veratrum album L. |
English
Name |
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Common White Hellebore |
Synonym(s) |
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Veratrum lobelianum Bernh., Helleborus albus Güld., Melanthium album Thunb |
Family |
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Liliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perennial plant with a dark bulbous rhizome with lightly colored. The stem is straight, round and striated. The leaves are alternate, plaited and broad-ovate. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs), yellowish-white, green at the back, 8 lines in diameter, and have five large, petal-like sepals, eight to ten inconspicuous tubular petals, many stamens, and three to ten pistils. |
| Herb Effects |
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Analgesic, anthelmintic, cathartic, emetic, errhine, expectorant, hypnotic and sternutatory (roots) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Acetic acid, beta-sitosterol (rhizome); germine, solanidine (plant); rubijervine, veratramine (root) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Acetic acid |
77671-22-8 |
acetic acid |
C2H4O2 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Germine |
5750-58-3 |
Not Available |
C27H43NO8 |
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| Solanidine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C27H43NO |
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| Rubijervine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C27H43NO2 |
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| Veratramine |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C27H39NO2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In neuralgia; as an external application to kill lice, and cure the itch (decoction of root) |
| Contraindication |
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This drug should only be taken under the close scrutiny of a physician since excessive dosages can be lethal. |
Dealers
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