| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Quinault Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 24 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish Drug, Cold Remedy Dried, powdered roots used as a snuff for colds. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish, Coast Drug, Analgesic Roots used in small doses for internal pains. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 76 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish, Coast Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Roots used in small doses for rheumatism. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 76 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish, Coast Drug, Diaphoretic Roots used in medicinal sweatbaths. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 76 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Salish, Coast Other, Ceremonial Items Roots carried as charms to ward off evil spirits or to kill sea monsters. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 76 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used to make hair grow on a bald head. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Shuswap Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 55 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used for sore feet. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant used externally for arthritis. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Washed, mashed roots rubbed on body parts with water or mixed with snowbrush for arthritis. The informants cautioned never to use this medicine internally or to let it get near the eyes, mouth or open sores because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of dried, burned roots taken for blood disorders. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Poultice of root used for phlebitis. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of plant considered good for broken bones. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Burned leaf ashes and Vaseline used as a diaper ointment to prevent babies from messing diapers. The ashes were probably originally mixed with deer or bear fat. The ointment was very strong and had to be used with extreme caution. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Thompson Drug, Throat Aid Poultice of boiled roots used for sore throat. One informant cautioned that it should not be taken internally because of its extreme toxicity. 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 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Tsimshian Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Leaves used for arthritis. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Tsimshian Drug, Dermatological Aid Roots used for scalp disease. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Tsimshian Drug, Psychological Aid Roots used for insanity. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |
| Veratrum viride Ait. American False Hellebore USDA VEVI |
Tsimshian Drug, Respiratory Aid Roots used as a snuff for sinus infections. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 26 |