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Black Hellebore
Helleborus niger
Black Hellebore · Christmas Rose · Almindelig Julerose · Blaa Nollick · Black hellebore · Carny kichac · Christmas-rose · Christrose · Ciemiernik Biały · Crni kukurijek · Elleboro bianco
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, Turkey, Spain, ", UK, BE, CA, CH
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer, Cardiac, Cardiotonic, Diuretic
Science studied: DESGLUCOHELLEBRIN, FAT, HELLEBORIN, HELLEBRIGENIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ranunculaceae
Scientific name: Helleborus niger
Common names: Black Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Almindelig Julerose, Blaa Nollick, Black hellebore, Carny kichac, Christmas-rose, Christrose, Ciemiernik Biały, Crni kukurijek, Elleboro bianco
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, Turkey, Spain, Elsewhere, ", UK, BE, CA and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hydragogue
- Poison
- Cardiostimulant
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- Narcotic
- Rodenticide
- Cathartic
- Mydriatic
- Nervine
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- Turkey
- Spain
- Elsewhere
- "
- UK
- BE
- CA
- CH
- CZ
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cardiotonic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Hydragogue
- Poison
- Cardiostimulant
- Narcotic
- Rodenticide
- Cathartic
- Mydriatic
show 1 more documented entries
- Nervine
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- DESGLUCOHELLEBRIN
- FAT
- HELLEBORIN
- HELLEBRIGENIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-SOPHOROSIDE
- PROTEIN
- L-RHAMNOSE
- SPIROST-5,15(27)-DIEN-1BETA,3BETA,11ALPHA-TRIOL
- ACONITIC-ACID
- GLUCOSE
- HELLEBRIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE
- STROPHANTHOBIOSE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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