Botanical Index No. 260

Christmas Rose, Black Hellebore

helleborus niger

Medicinal Actions

Anthelminthic, Cardiotonic, Choleretic, CNS-Depressant, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Hydragogue, Irritant, Laxative, Longevigenic, Mydriatic, Narcotic, Rodenticide

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Nervine Sternutator Vermifuge Amenorrhea Anasarca Angina Arthrosis Bronchosis Cancer spleen Carcinoma Cardiopathy Cold Collapse Confusion Constipation Dementia Diarrhea Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Edema Encephalosis Epilepsy Gout Head Cold Heart Hydrocephaly Induration Jaundice Lichen Mange Mania Melancholy Meningosis Nausea Nephrosis Neurosis Otosis Psychosis Rheumatism Scabies Scirrhus Scrofula Splenosis Syncope Toothache Tuberculosis Tumor Uremia Uterosis Vertigo Wart Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

Dangerous. 50-mg root or rhizome; maximum single dose 200 mg; largest daily dose 1000 mg; 250–1000 mg powdered root.

Safety & Contraindications

Poison; Toxic; Irritant. Marked with 'X'. Dangerous.

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