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Definition of American hellebore
1. Noun. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally.
Generic synonyms: False Hellebore, Hellebore
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Hellebore
Literary usage of American hellebore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Universal formulary: Containing the Methods of Preparing and Administering by Robert Eglesfeld Griffith (1866)
"R. Dried root of American hellebore, in powder, eight ounces. ... U. Fresh root
of American hellebore, at will. Bruise well, express the juice, ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1907)
"American hellebore is native In rich wet woods, swamp«, and wet meadows, its
range extending from Canada, Alaska, and Minnesota south to Georgia. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1905)
"I shall continue to make all preparations from selected American hellebore, and
sell the white as an insecticide. Should be prescribed instead of the ..."
4. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal ...by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"American hellebore is also known by the names of Indian Poke, Poke Root, ...
American hellebore is collected in the United States and Canada, in the autumn; ..."
5. Organic materia medica: Including the Standard Remedies of the Leading by Parke, Davis & Company (1888)
"American hellebore Root, VSP, compressed in pound packages for retailing purposes.
... Solid Extract American hellebore.—1 part equals 5 of root. ..."
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