Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Carrier, Southern - Drug, Poison

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

View all documented uses for Veratrum viride Ait.

---

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: Poison
Notes: Infusion of powdered root, strong infusion fatal, taken as an emetic.

RECRD: 96918 id: 42653

---