Chamaelirium luteum


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A perennial herb, the rhizome and roots of which contain steroidal saponins; it is diuretic; it is used by Native American and Western herbalists as a uterine tonic, for morning sickness, and to promote menstrual flow

Chamaelirium luteum,

n See false unicorn root.
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Chamaelirium luteum (also known as Helonias dioica, Helonias lutea, Veratrum luteum, false unicorn root) is referred to by Cook in his 1869 The Physiomedical Dispensatory, for menorrhagia with laxity and depression, as well as restoring the menstrual flow, possible allusions to menopausal symptoms.
Herbal medicine and menopause: an historical perspective
Analysis of paternity within a natural population of Chamaelirium luteum.
Mate availability and fecundity selection in multi-allelic self-incompatibility systems in plants
Life history variation in dioecious plant populations: a case study of Chamaelirium luteum.
Sexual dimorphism masks life history trade-offs in the dioecious plant Silene latifolia
Analysis of parentage for naturally established seedlings of Chamaelirium luteum (Liliaceae).
Understanding the population genetic structure of Gleditsia triacanthos L.: the scale and pattern of pollen gene flow

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