The common names of the Veratrum Viride are American
Hellebore, Swamp Hellebore, Indian Poke, and Itch-Weed. It is fond in
moist meadows of the United States. This remedy was introduced by
Burt. The mother tincture is prepared from rhizome and dilution from
it.
This is a remedy for acute problems. It is especially adopted to
the full-blooded plethoric persons. Indications are twitchings and
convulsions, rheumatism of heart, bloated livid face. Furious delirium
and bad effects of sunstroke. It is also of service in congestive stages of
pneumonia, endocarditic and pericarditis. It should also be tried in the
early stages of tonsillitis, hepatitis, nephritis, cystitis and asthma.
