Latin, Elleborum nigrum, Helleborus grandiflorus, Melampodium, Veratrum nigrum;
English, Black hellebore, Christmas rose ;
French, Ellebore noir ;
German, Schwarze Uieswurzel.
A perennial, nearly evergreen herb with cylindrical, brownish-black, knotted,
brittle, fleshy rhizome, 1 to 3 inches long, ¼ to ½ inch thick, with numerous
branches, interlaced with many stout, straight, brown, fibrous roots. The
leaves are on long footstalks, which spring directly from the
root; these stalks are cylindrical, tapering, smooth shining and
pale-green, mottled with red; the leaves are pedate, and deeply
divided into several nearly separate lobes, smallest near the
petiole, coarsely serrate in the upper part, dark-green above,
paler below. The flowers appearing in mild-winter, December to
March, on a scape shorter than the petiole, are at first
pinkish-white, becoming greenish.
Found in :-
Central and Southern Europe, sub-alpine wooded regions, cultivated in gardens.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Dr. Herrmann, Frag, de, Vir. 135. in 1805.
( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. IV. 547; X. 540).
The fresh root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Helleborus niger, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 200 Cc. | 300
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Distilled water | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol | 635 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture,
three parts distilled water,
six parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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