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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Veratrum viride (Liliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Yesil Copleme; Hellebore,American; White Hellebore; Indian Poke; False Hellebore; Hellebore,Green; American Hellebore

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abortifacient Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Ache(Back) Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Tooth) US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Ache(Tooth) US(Amerindian) *
Analgesic US *
Anodyne US(Amerindian) *
Arteriosedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Asthma US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiosedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Chest Canada(Kwakiutl) *
CNS depressant US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
CNS sedative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cold Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Convulsion Elsewhere *
Dandruff Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Decongestant US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Diaphoretic US *
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.