Woody veratrum (Veratrum nigrum)
木藜芦mù lí lúMulilu
Veratrum nigrum · Plant
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Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Highly toxic; contains veratrum alkaloids; can cause severe hypotension, bradycardia, and death; avoid all internal use.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Woody veratrum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntihypertensiveBenefit Heart
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Veratrum nigrum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antihypertensive2 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Heart4 records, 2 in people