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Plant Helleborus niger (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Black Hellebore, Christmas Rose
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
1 ACONITIC-ACID Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 DESGLUCOHELLEBRIN Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed -- 352000.0 0.46 *
7 GLUCOSE Rhizome -- -- -- *
1 HELLEBORIN Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 HELLEBRIGENIN Rhizome -- -- -- *
3 HELLEBRIN Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE Flower -- -- -- *
0 KAEMPFEROL-3-0-SOPHOROSIDE Flower -- -- -- *
0 KAEMPFEROL-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE Flower -- -- -- *
0 KAEMPFEROL-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE Flower -- -- -- *
0 L-RHAMNOSE Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 PROTEIN Seed -- 212000.0 -0.19 *
0 SPIROST-5,15(27)-DIEN-1BETA,3BETA,11ALPHA-TRIOL Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 STROPHANTHOBIOSE Plant -- -- -- *
*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.