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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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
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 |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| alternate | Deciduous | nbloisg est frbdkaef lyodildn |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturnal | Green | 5-20 | rocltl peasod ubfelhonl, rwo ogn rbeern, Flower Time is Late winter and early spring |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short legume | {{{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.
Photo Gallery
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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 tree
- 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
- Herbs
