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  HELLEBORE - LoveToKnow Article on HELLEBORE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Of the numerous species of hellebore now grown, the deep-purple-flowered H. colchicus is one of the handsomest; by crossing with H. guttatus and other species several valuable garden forms have been produced, having variously colored spreading or bell-shaped flowers, spotted with crimson, red pr purple.
Poisonous doses of hellebore occasion in man singing in the ears, vertigo, stupor, thirst, with a feeling of suffocation, swelling of the tongue and fauces, emesis and catharsis, slowing of the pulse, and finally collapse and death from ~ardiac paralysis.
The tincture is prepared from the dried rhizome and rootlets of green hellebore, containing the alkaloids jervine, veratrine and veratroidine.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HELLEBORE.htm   (1536 words)

  
 Hellebore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hellebores (the Genus Helleborus in the Family Ranunculaceae) are perennial flowering plants that are often grown in gardens for decorative purposes, as well as for their purported medicinal abilities and uses in witchcraft.
Several legends surround the hellebore; in witchcraft it is believed to have ties to summoning demons.
In Greek mythology, Melampus of Pylos used hellebore to save the daughters of the king of Argos from a Dionysus-induced madness that caused them to run naked through the city, crying, weeping, and screaming.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hellebore   (827 words)

  
 SilverFin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He later meets back up with Red and ventures to Hellebore's estate where the two encounter Mike Moran ("the meatpacker"), a Pinkerton's detective from New York City sent to investigate Lord Randolph Hellebore at the behest of Hellebore's ex-wife who suspects Lord Randolph of having killed his brother, her lover, Algar.
Hellebore explains to James that he and his brother set out to create better and stronger soldiers by manipulating the endocrine system.
Lord Hellebore reveals that he tested the SilverFin serum on Alfie Kelly, the boy whom Bond is searching for, however, Kelly couldn't handle it and died.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SilverFin   (1233 words)

  
 hellebore
Hellebores prefer a rich, moist, free-draining soil, in sun or partial shade, but will grow in any soil as long as you add plenty of humus in the form of leaf mould or spent mushroom compost.
Sow Hellebore seed as soon as possible (preferably in July or August) in Supagro Seed Compost or a mixture of 50% John Innes Seed Compost and 50% Multi-Purpose Levington compost.
A full colour catalogue which includes Hellebores, Anemone pavonina, Hardy Cyclamen, Lewisia and Primula auricula is available by sending 6 x 1st class stamps to the nursery.
www.ashwood-nurseries.co.uk /hellebore.htm   (2099 words)

  
 Hellebore
Eastern false hellebore is a conspicuous perennial herb of wet open woods and meadows throughout much of the United States.
Eastern false hellebore is classified as Veratrum viride, western false hellebore as Veratrum californicum, and European white hellebore as Veratrum album.
King Attalus III was one of the greatest poison fanciers in all of history, and he had a particular fondness for hellebore, since the poison "racked the nerves and caused the victim to swell".
www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/plants/hellebore.htm   (504 words)

  
 Excerpt from 'Silverfin' - the young Bond novel! - The Hollywood News
There was no point in arguing, Hellebore was backed up by his usual gang of cronies: Wallace, with his big, square head and gap-toothed grin, Sedgepole, who had an extremely small head and sticking-out ears, and Pruitt, who was rather good-looking and elegant.
Hellebore suddenly grabbed James by the hair and forced his head under the surface.
Hellebore was furious; he yelled something, and Sedgepole and Pruitt grabbed James.
www.thehollywoodnews.com /article/05040510.php   (1900 words)

  
 hellebore on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
HELLEBORE [hellebore], name usually for plants of the genus Helleborus of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), Eurasian perennials with attractive palmately divided leaves and flowers of various colors.
Hellebore is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae.
Hellebores are hardy flowers athat re often called Christmas rose or Lenten rose.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/h1/hellebor.asp   (486 words)

  
 HELLEBORE - Online Information article about HELLEBORE
early days of medicine two kinds of hellebore were recognized, the white or Veratrum album (see VERATRUM), and the fl, including the various species of Helleborus.
Phocis was the most famed for its hellebore, which, being there used combined with " sesamoides," was, according to Pliny, taken with more safety than elsewhere.
Conference has recommended the preparation which it terms the linctura veratri viridis, as the best form in which to administer this drug.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /HEG_HIG/HELLEBORE.html   (1956 words)

  
 Veratrum viride, American Hellebore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The medicinal use of American hellebore became more important during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when it was classified as an analgesic and prescribed for such ailments as epilepsy, convulsions, pneumonia, and peritonitis.
Because of thiese properties, extracts of American hellebore are mixed with other chemicals in drugs used to treat hypertensive toxemia during pregnancy and pulmonary edema in serious cases of acute hypertension.
According to herb folklorist Cyrus Hyde, American hellebore was a traditional part of the Pennsylvania Dutch herb garden, and it was often placed in the center of a formal plot.
www.todays-gardener.com /herbs/veratrum-viride.html   (719 words)

  
 HELLEBORE
HELLEBORE is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Such herbs - including henbane, hemlock, hellebore, mandrake and datura - were popular in Renaissance magic for inducing visions, creating the illusion of psychic awareness, drawing love, tormenting the mind and even dulling the pain of those about to be executed for the “crime” of magic.
See text (#Species) Hellebores (the Genus Helleborus in the Family Ranunculaceae) are perennial flowering plants that are often grown in gardens for decorative purposes, as well as for their purported medicinal abilities and uses in witchcraft.
www.experiencefestival.com /hellebore   (568 words)

  
 Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua::Essays:Hellebore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The fl hellebore, once known as the melampode (in Greek, melanorrhizon), is a low- lying plant with dark shiny leaves and pure white flowers (illustration).
Hippocrates in Diseases of Women describes a drink made of fl hellebore, myrrh, spikenard, pine resin and saltpeter (2) and compares the symptoms of hysterical suffocation to those caused by a dose of helllebore (Diseases of Women 2.126, 123), while Macer's herbal mentions it in a list of abortifacient and emmenagogues.
Hellebore is also one of the four classic poisons but also was said to have substantial curative effects especially for mental disorders.
www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk /Medant/hellebore.htm   (464 words)

  
 Hellebore Seeds from Alchemy Works - Seeds for Magick Herbs and Pagan Gardens
Because this plant is a native to England and its handsome leaves are considered "fl" (dark green), when "fl hellebore" is described in British medieval sources, it is most likely this plant, not H. niger, that is being described.
This is the oldest garden type of hellebore, a classic magick herb, and a wonderful addition to the witch's garden, especially those dedicated to the Crone.
The color of the flowers varies, as with all hellebores, but they can be greenish purple to bluish or a kind of slate, like this one.
www.alchemy-works.com /hellebore.html   (933 words)

  
 Hellebore: The Christmas Rose
Black hellebore, also known as the Christmas Rose, seems a strange plant to associate with the happy and hopeful celebration of Christ's birth.
Hellebore is not actually a rose at all, but bears a slight resemblance to the single varieties.
Hellebore is much too dangerous for use as an alternative medicine but, left undisturbed, it will bloom at a season when most of the garden is comatose.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/5710/85965   (562 words)

  
 Black Hellebore Root from Alchemy Works - Herbs for Witchcraft and Ritual Magick
This is the hellebore traditionally used in magick, as opposed to what is normally sold as hellebore, which is Veratrum viride (green or false hellebore) or Veratrum album (white hellebore).
Black hellebore is a perennial woodland plant of Middle and Southern Europe in the buttercup family, which is one of the most poisonous of plant families.
Cattle were once blessed with fl hellebore to protect them against malign influences and evil spells, and apparently a ritual was involved in digging it up; it is too bad that the knowledge of it has been lost.
www.alchemy-works.com /herb_hellebore_black.html   (264 words)

  
 25. GREEN FALSEHELLEBORE, WHITE HELLEBORE, INDIAN POKE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is possible that the toxins causing birth defects are not the same toxins that affect the grazing animals.
The toxic component in false hellebore is a mixture of alkaloids (primarily jervine, cyclopamine, and cycloposine).
The problems in the lamb affect mostly the brain, skull and face, and the lambs can be born with a "monkey-face", or with the eyes in the center of the face ("cyclops") or hydrocephalus, or failure of the head to develop.
vet.purdue.edu /depts/addl/toxic/plant25.htm   (574 words)

  
 hellebore - Hellebore RPG - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The name comes from the Greek words 'elein' (to injure) and 'bora' (food), indicating that hellebore is poisonous.
In some belief systems, it's been believed to be a purgative, sometimes of bad things generally, used for things like protecting livestock from evil spells, and (in powdered form) for invisibility.
hellebore community will remain open so people can look at it and appraise the current goings-on.
www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=hellebore   (554 words)

  
 Hellebore Holly - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is a true lions den, a sanctuary for the brave and noble, and it is rumoured that Gryffindor was Lord Aramis Halifax’ favourite house.
In the forest, in the air and in the sea; they are everywhere, and if you want to learn how to live with them, you had better hurry, because the class is about to start.
Hellebore forest received it's bad reputation after a field trip gone bad, but don't worry; I am sure the students will turn up eventually, and there is nothing to worry about as long as you don't enter at night.
helleboreholly.proboards59.com   (691 words)

  
 Hellebore
The Black Hellebore used by the Greeks has been identified by Dr. Sibthorp as Helleborus officinalis, a handsome plant, with a branching stem, bearing numerous serrated bracts, and three to five whitish flowers.
History---According to Pliny, Black Hellebore was used as a purgative in mania byMelampus, a soothsayer and physician, 1,400 years before Christ, hence the name Melampodium applied to Hellebores.
Cultivation---All kinds of Hellebore will thrive in ordinary garden soil, but for some kinds prepared soil is preferable, consisting of equal parts of good fibry loam and welldecomposed manure, half fibry peat and half coarse sand.
www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/dangeroushellebore.html   (834 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Hellebore, Black - Herb Profile and Information
The Black Hellebore - once known as Melampode - is a perennial, low-growing plant, with dark, shining, smooth leaves and flower-stalks rising directly from the root, its pure white blossoms appearing in the depth of winter and thereby earning for it the favourite name of Christmas Rose.
Parkinson believed that White Hellebore would be equally efficacious in such a case, but Gerard recommends the Black Horehound only, as being good for beasts.
If the soil is well trenched and manured, Hellebore will not require replanting for at least seven years, if grown for flowering, but a top dressing of well-decayed manure and a little liquid manure might be given during the growing season, when plants are making their foliage.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/h/helbla14.html   (943 words)

  
 White False Hellebore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The stems of white false hellebore are mostly single, erect and rising to 2.5 meters in height.
The inflorescence is a dense panicle, freely branched, with the branches rising or held to the side.
White False Hellebore is a plant of moist areas, from swamps, stream sides, meadows, and moist woodlands.
ghs.gresham.k12.or.us /science/ps/nature/basin/3petal/lily/ver/whitehelb.htm   (198 words)

  
 Cyclopia
Western false hellebore or veratrum (sometimes called wild corn and cow cabbage), is a range plant that causes severe poisoning in sheep.
Western false hellebore is poisonous from the time it starts to grow until after it is killed by freezing, but toxicity decreases as plants mature.
The poisonous substances in western false hellebore are alkaloids.
www.cybergoat.com /cyclopia/cyclopia.htm   (443 words)

  
 [word-l] hellebore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The technical meaning of "hellebore" is this: a member of the genus /Helleborus/.
Anyway, "hellebore" gives us "helleborism," the practice of treating insanity by administration of a hellebore, and "helleborize," to treat with hellebore.
I've often seen "hellebore" stripped of its indefinite article as in this snipped from The Vocabula Review: The expatriate American was a heroic Thersites who had come to Paris to be obscene.
www.ransford.org /pipermail/word-l/2002-August/000093.html   (300 words)

  
 Hellebore, Helleborus cyclophyllus
Young, emerging leaves may, on occasion, have a slightly reddish tint and are frequently covered with a fine coating of thin, silvery hairs on the undersides, which become less obvious as the foliage matures, eventually disappearing in most plants.
It is typically a mountain species, but not exclusively so and, like other Hellebores, favors limestone country.
The specimen shown here was photographed on the edge of a wooded area, near Agios Lavrendios, Pelion.
www.geocities.com /pelionature/Helleborus.htm   (191 words)

  
 American White Hellebore; Indian Poke; Itch-weed - Flowers
Pliny told how the horses,,oxen, and swine of his day were killed by eating the foliage of the fl hellebore.
Flies, which visit the dirty, yellowish-green flowers in abundance, must cross-fertilize them, as the anthers mature before the stigmas are ready to receive pollen.
The hellebore uses its auger in the spring, when we find the stout, shining, solid tool above ground with the early skunk-cabbage.
www.oldandsold.com /articles20/flowers-108.shtml   (276 words)

  
 UPN15 [Harrisburg] - The Winter Beauty of Hellebore Seems Magical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It also explains why supremely poisonous hellebore was believed "the hair of the dog" to treat cattle that ingested a poisonous plant, usually hellebore.
All roads lead to this weird guy who moved to the top of a mountain in Virginia in 1972 and was caught in a time warp.
Thanks to Barry and others, Hellebores are throwing off their dark history of poison and bathing in pure yellow Sunshine.
www.upn15.com /gardening/story.aspx?content_id=1310B47F-52ED-473D-9910-3A0279C2A3BB   (660 words)

  
 Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Events: Destination Helleborus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hellebores by Brian Matthews was published by the Alpine Garden Society in the UK in 1989 and is the most detailed and scientific treatise on the genus Helleborus.
Hellebores by Marlene Ahlburg, published by Batsford in 1993 is an interesting look at Hellebores by a German author.
I’m not sure who is retailing Hellebores in the NYC area.
www.sunfarm.com /events/destinationhelleborus.phtml   (295 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Hellebore, Green - Herb Profile and Information
American Hellebore closely resembles the German Veratrum album, or White Hellebore, and the Mexican V.
The name Veratrine is given to the mixture of bases obtained from Sabadilla by extracting with alcohol, distilling off the alcohol, and precipitating the mixed bases with ammonia.
The German White Hellebore, resembling the American, but without its cevadine, is rarely given internally, but the powder has been used in preparing an ointment for itch.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/h/helgre16.html   (613 words)

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