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White Hellebore

Veratrum album

Bed: "Remaining plants"

Toxicity:

Longevity: unknown

History

Used by doctors of antiquity as an emetic, and also for epilepsy, podagra, dropsy, coughing and stomach problems. The powdered root was a strong sneezing powder. The authors of later medical books regularly warned against the use of this poisonous plant.