Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Christmas-rose

Plant

Family

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

English

Christmas-rose, Black hellebore, Christe herbe, Green hellebore, Melampode

Latin

Helleborus niger L.

Plantparts

All parts, creeping rootstalks, Plant, Rhizome, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anthelmintic, Anti-Bronchitic, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-Migraine, Anti-neuralgic, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Antipruritic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, aperient, Arterial hypertension, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, cardiac atony, cardiac conditions, cardiac debility, Cardiac diseases, cardiac lassitude, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, catharic, Cathartic, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, depression, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, disorder of the heart, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, emetic, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Freight, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, heart weakening, high blood pressure, hypertension, Hyper tensive, hysteria, induce vomiting, insanity, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Irritant, itch, Itches, itching, laxative, Lowers bloodpressure, Megrin, mental derangement, mental disease, Mental disorder, Mental Disorders, mental illness, Migraine, Migraine Headache, movements of the bowel, Nerve pains, Nervousness, Neuralgia, No medical use, no medicinal use, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Pruritus, Psychiatric disorder, Purgative, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Scabies, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, Seven-year itch, Skin itching (scabies), Sneezing powder, Stimulates sneezing, vomitive

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Poisonous to humans, Toxic

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Aconitic acid, Digitalis glycosides, fat, glucose, helleborein, helleborin, protein, protoanemonin, saponin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0193

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