Steinmetz:Veratrum

Veratrum officinale

Also known as (or relevant to) Veratrum officinale Sabadilla officinarum (officinalis) Schoenocaulon officinalis Asagraea officinalis Family Liliaceae English Names Cavadilla Cevadilla Natural Habitat Guatemala Venezuela Mexico West Indian islands Part(s) Used Semen Sabadillae

Constituent(s) veratrin (cevadin and veratridin) sabadillin sabadin sabatrin sabadinin essential oil fixed fatty oil acids resin wax starch Action anodyne vermifuge antiparasitic vermin-destroying sternutatory toxic

Veratrum album

Also known as (or relevant to) Veratrum album Family Liliaceae English Names White Hellebore Natural Habitat Central and Southern Europe Northern Asia China Japan (in the mountains) Part(s) Used Rhizoma Veratri albi

Constituent(s) veratrine (compound of jervine pseudo-jervine rubi-jervine protoveratrine) veratroidine veratra-marin veratridine starch resin fat bitter principle Action emetic cathartic nervine antiscabietic sudorific sedative expectorant errhine evacuant vermifuge toxic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Veratrum viride

Also known as (or relevant to) Veratrum viride Family Liliaceae (Melanthaceae) English Names American Green (white) Hellebore Indian Poke Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Rhizoma Veratri viridis

Constituent(s) same as Veratrum album Action cardiac-sedative arterial sedative nerve sedative sudorific diuretic emetic toxic