General Info

Description

A herbaceous perennial flowering plant. The flowers have five "petals" surrounding a ring of small, cup-like nectaries.

Herb Effects

Anthelmintic, cardiac, cathartic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, irritant, violently narcotic and a drastic purgative (root)

Links

Plants for a Future The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy A Text-Book of Materia Medica Botanical.com

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Aconitic acid, helleborin, hellebrin (rhizome)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name CAS# IUPAC Name Formula Structure Aconitic acid 499-12-7 prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tri carboxylic acid C6H6O6 Hellebrin 28518-57-2 (3S,5S,10S,13R,14S,1 7S)-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5R, 6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6- (hydroxyme thyl)-5- [(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3, 4,5-trihydroxy-6-met hyl-oxan-2-yl]oxy-ox an -2-yl]oxy-5,14-d ihydroxy-13-methyl-1 7-(6-oxopyran-3-yl)- 2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 11,1 2,15,16,17-dodecahyd ro-1H-cyclopenta[a]p henanthrene-10-carba ldehyd e C36H52O15

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In the treatment of dropsy, amenorrhoea, nervous disorders, hysteria, headaches, psychic disorders, enteritis and spasms.

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