Black False Hellebore (Veratrum nigrum)

藜芦lí lúLilu

Veratrum nigrum · Plant

Veratrum nigrum
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Indications

Cautions

Highly toxic; contains veratrum alkaloids; can cause severe hypotension, bradycardia, and death; avoid all internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black False Hellebore for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

EpilepsyLower Blood PressureMalariaMalign SoreScab & LichenWind Stroke With Congesting Phlegm

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Black False Hellebore does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind & Transform PhlegmKill WormsPromote Vomiting

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