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Veratrum nigrum - Black false hellebore
Veratrum nigrum (common name black false hellebore) is a widespread Eurasian species of perennial flower of the family Melanthiaceae. Despite its common name, V. nigrum is not closely related to the true hellebores, nor does it resemble them.
The plant was widely known even in ancient times. For example, Lucretius (ca. 99 BCE – ca. 55 BCE) and Pliny the Elder (23 AD – August 25, 79) both knew of its medicinal emetic as well as deadly toxic properties.
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Uses
lower blood pressure, slow heart rate, hypertension, cardiac failure, pre-eclampsia, cancers, skin disorders.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
One new steroid alkaloid, 12β-hydroxylveratroylzygadenine and four known compounds, verdine, jervine, veramarine, and veratroylzygadenine, have been isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Veratrum nigrum L.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | āvarike |
| Hindi | Tarwar |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | āvārai |
| Telugu | taṃgēḍu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aaavartaki |
| English | Avaram senna |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| alternate | stipulate | The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends |
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bisexual | 2.5 cm long | bright yellow | 5-20 | The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short legume | 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad | clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown. | 12-20 seeds | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Requires a deep fertile moisture retentive humus-rich soil[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
trophical, Woodland Garden Sunny Edge, Cultivated Beds.
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat lower blood pressure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat slow heart rate
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat hypertension
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cardiac failure
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat pre-eclampsia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat cancers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat skin disorders
- Herbs with wholeplant used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herbaceous Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by root Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of trophical
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Woodland Garden Sunny Edge
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cultivated Beds
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