Veratrum (scientific name: Veratrum nigrum?L.) also known as: black hellebore, mountain onion

A plant of the genus Veratrum in the Liliaceae family, a perennial herb; rhizomes are short and thick; stems With leaves, there are often residual leaf sheaths at the base that are split into fibers; the leaves are usually broad and hug the stem. There are strong veins and folds; the flowers are green, white or dark purple, bisexual or mixed, with short stalks, arranged in terminal large panicles; tepals 6, persistent; stamens 6, opposite to the tepals, filaments Filamentous, anthers heart-shaped, with connected anther chambers; ovary superior, 3-loculed; styles 3, persistent; capsule 1.5-2 cm long, 1-1.3 cm wide. The flowering and fruiting period is from July to September.

Grows in forest or grass on hillside at an altitude of 1200-3300 meters. Produced in Northeast China, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou. Also distributed in northern Asia and central Europe.

This species has medicinal properties, and its roots and rhizomes are pungent, bitter, and cold. poisonous. Vomiting wind and phlegm, killing insects and treating sores. Expectorant, induce vomiting, kill insects. It is used to treat stroke, epilepsy, lymphangitis, malaria, mastitis, fractures, bruises, tinea capitis, scabies, etc. It can also be used to kill maggots, flies, etc.

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