Title: Veratrum viride

Additional Names: American hellebore; green hellebore; American veratrum; Indian poke

Literature References: Dried rhizome and roots of Veratrum viride Ait., Liliaceae. Habit. North America. Constit. The alkaloids jervine, pseudojervine, rubijervine, cevadine, germitrine, germidine, veratralbine, veratroidine. See Seiferle et al., J. Econ. Entomol. 35, 35 (1942); Fried et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 72, 4621 (1950). Review: Kupchan, J. Pharm. Sci. 50, 273-287 (1961).

 

Derivative Type: Mixture of the alkaloids of Veratrum viride

Additional Names: Alkavervir

Trademarks: Veriloid (3M Pharma)

 

Therap-Cat: Antihypertensive.

Therap-Cat-Vet: Has been used as antihypertensive and to improve digestion.