Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Carrier, Southern - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53

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Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Carrier, Southern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of dried, powdered root taken as 'an emetic for sickness.'

RECRD: 96917 id: 42652

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