Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Thompson - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 131

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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Poultice of boiled roots used for sore throat. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity.

RECRD: 32300 id: 42747

---