black hellebore

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black hellebore,

n Latin name:
Helleborus niger; parts used: dried rhizome, root; uses: anthelmintic, antipsychotic, antianxiety, anticon-vulsant, laxative, pregnancy-related hypertension, amenorrhea, meningitis, encephalitis; causes abortion; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, considered poisonous, can cause bradycardia, arrhythmias, seizures, respiratory depression, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, altered vision, coma, and paralysis. Also called
Christe herb, Christmas rose, Easter rose, or
melampode.

black hellebore

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Helleborus niger			Administration with other cardiac glycoside containing herbs such as black hellebore, digitalis leaf, lily-of-the-valley, motherwort, oleander leaf, pheasant''s eye, pleurisy root, or uzara could lead to increased cardiac effects. Figwort - Uses and Side Effects by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community William Buchan's Domestic Medicine published concoctions like one that contained black hellebore (a purgative) for those suffering from "obstruction of the menses. Before Roe v. Wade: attitudes against abortion developed slowly in ... by Telzrow, Michael E. / The New American			Black Collar Worker Black Cornea Black Creek Canal Virus black crumbweed black cumin black damp black death black death disease black disease Black Dot Black Dot Ringworm Black Dust black elder Black Eye black fell terrier Black Fever Black Fly Black Gallstone Black Ganga black gill disease Black Gold Black Gunion black hairy tongue Black Hash black haw black hellebore black henbane Black Heroin Black Ice Black Jaundice black laurel black light Black Liver Disease black livers black locust black lung Black Lung Disease Black Market Adoption black mastitis Black Me Black Measles Black Meat Black Medicine Black Membrane Black Mold Black Mollies Black Mote Black Mustard black nightshade Black Palm Black Patch Delirium			Black Hawk County Black Hawk County Black Hawk County Conservation Board Black Hawk County Gaming Association Black Hawk County, IA Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down Team Sabre Black Hawk Economic Development, Inc. Black Hawk Improvement Plan Black Hawk Middle School Black Hawk Prairie Club Black Hawk State Park Black Hawk War Black Hawks Black Hawks Black head Black head Black head Black head Black headed gull Black Heads Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin Black Health Planning Council Black Health Professions Organization Black Heart Black Heat Black heath Black heath Black Heel Mark Resistance black hellebore Black hematite Black hematite black hemlock black henbane black henbane black henbane Black henna Black henna Black Heritage Extravaganza black heroin black heroin black hickory Black Hill Primary School Black Hill Regional Park Black Hills Black Hills Black Hills Black Hills Baptist Camp Black Hills Boxer Rescue Black Hills Careers Academy Black Hills Center for American Indian Health Black Hills Central Railroad Black Hills Central Reservations Black Hills Climbers Coalition Black Hills Corporation Black Hills Creation Science Association Black Hills Dance Theatre Black Hills Electric Cooperative Black Hills Energy Capital Black Hills Exploration and Production

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