Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Helleborus niger
| Family : | RANUNCULACEAE (Crowfoot/Buttercup Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Black Hellebore |
| Common Name (DE) : | Christrose |
| Common Name (FR) : | Rose de Noël |
| Habitat : | Stony ground and sparsely wooded areas |
| Remarks : | "Once, people blessed their cattle with this plant to keep them from evil spells, and for this purpose, it was dug up with certain mystic rites. In an old French romance, the sorcerer, to make himself invisible when passing through the enemy's camp, scatters powdered Hellebore in the air, as he goes...It was formerly much used in dropsy and amenorrhoea, and has proved of value in nervous disorders and hysteria. It is used in the form of a tincture, and must be administered with great care. Applied locally, the fresh root is violently irritant." from botanical.com |
| First appearing : | March |
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