Veratrum viride (American Hellebore)

Traditional uses

Canada(Kwakiutl)

  • Ache(Back)
  • Cold
  • Dandruff
  • Emetic
  • Evil eye
  • Fatality
  • Poison
  • Swelling
  • Magic
  • Abortifacient
  • Chest
  • Laxative
  • Poultice
  • Snuff

US

  • Analgesic
  • Asthma
  • Cancer
  • CNS depressant
  • Diaphoretic
  • Dyspepsia
  • Gout
  • Heart
  • Insecticide
  • Poison
  • Sedative
  • Ache(Tooth)
  • Tranquilizer
  • Tumor(Breast)
  • Emetic
  • Hypertension
  • Rheumatism

US(Amerindian)

  • Anodyne
  • Herpes
  • Ache(Tooth)
  • Wound

Turkey

  • Arteriosedative
  • Cardiosedative
  • Emetic
  • Sudorific
  • Diuretic
  • CNS sedative
  • Poison

Elsewhere

  • Convulsion
  • Fever
  • Hypertension
  • Neuralgia
  • Sore(Throat)
  • Tonsillitis
  • Ache(Head)
  • Inflammation
  • Mania

US(Flathead)

  • Fumitory
  • Decongestant

US(Appalachia)

  • Intoxicant
  • Medicine
  • Ordeal

US(Colonial)

  • Herpes
  • Pediculicide
  • Shingles

Chemicals

Root

  • CEVADINE
  • GERMBUDINE
  • GERMIBUDINE
  • GERMITRINE
  • ISOGERMIDINE
  • NEOGERMBUDINE
  • PROTOVERATRIDINE
  • PROTOVERATRINE-A
  • RUBIJERVINE
  • VERATRAMINE
  • VERATRINE
  • VERATROSINE
  • GERMERINE
  • GERMINE
  • DEACETYLNEOPROTOVERATRINE
  • GERMIDINE
  • EPSILON-JERVINE
  • NEOGERMITRINE
  • PROTOVERATRINE-B
  • VERATETRINE
  • VERATRIDINE
  • VERATROYLZYGADENINE

Plant

  • CEVAGENINE
  • JERVINE

Rhizome

  • DEACETYLPROTOVERATRINE
  • 1-ALPHA-METHYLBUTYRIC-ACID
  • NEOGERMIDINE
  • PSEUDOJERVINE
  • VERATRALBINE
  • ACETIC-ACID
  • 1-ALPHA-HYDROXY-ALPHA-METHYLBUTYRIC-ACID
  • ISORUBIJERVINE

Activities

  1. Hypotensive — 6 compounds; GERMBUDINE, GERMIDINE, GERMINE, GERMITRINE, ISOGERMIDINE, NEOGERMITRINE
  2. Pesticide — 5 compounds; ACETIC-ACID, CEVADINE, JERVINE, RUBIJERVINE, VERATRINE
  3. Fungicide — 2 compounds; ACETIC-ACID, RUBIJERVINE
  4. Insecticide — 2 compounds; CEVADINE, JERVINE
  5. Acidulant — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  6. Analgesic — 1 compounds; VERATRINE
  7. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  8. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; VERATRAMINE
  9. Antiotitic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  10. Antisalmonella — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  11. Antivaginitic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  12. Arrhythmigenic — 1 compounds; GERMINE
  13. Cardiactive — 1 compounds; GERMINE
  14. Counterirritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; VERATRINE
  15. Emetic — 1 compounds; VERATRINE
  16. Expectorant — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  17. Irritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; CEVADINE
  18. Keratitigenic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  19. Mucoirritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; VERATRINE
  20. Mucolytic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  21. Osteolytic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  22. Parasiticide — 1 compounds; VERATRINE
  23. Pediculicide — 1 compounds; VERATRINE
  24. Perfumery — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  25. Protisticide — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  26. Ruminatoric — 1 compounds; VERATRINE
  27. Spermicide — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  28. Ulcerogenic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID
  29. Verrucolytic — 1 compounds; ACETIC-ACID

Toxic compounds

  • CEVADINE — Irritant; Root
  • VERATRINE — Counterirritant; Root
  • VERATRINE — Mucoirritant; Root