False Unicorn

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Ache(Side), Apertif, Colic

Science studied: DIOSGENIN, LINOLEIC-ACID, OLEIC-ACID, STEARIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Chamaelirium luteum

Common names: False Unicorn, Devil's Bit, Starwort, blazing-star, blazingstar, chamaelire doré, chamélire jaunissant, devil's-bit, fairy-wand, fairywand, false unicorn, false unicorn-root, helonias, ormlilja

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Appalachia), Elsewhere, US(Amerindian).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Ache(Side)
• Apertif
• Colic
• Depression
• Diuretic
• Medicine
• Preventitive(Miscarriage)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Appalachia)
• Elsewhere
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Ache(Side)
• Apertif
• Colic
• Depression
• Diuretic
• Medicine
• Preventitive(Miscarriage)
• Uterotonic
• Uterus
• Vermifuge
• Sialogogue

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• DIOSGENIN
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• OLEIC-ACID
• STEARIC-ACID
• CHAMAELIRIN
• HELONIN
• SAPONINS

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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