Veratrum viride :

Veratrum viride :

Veratrum viride : Brand Names : American hellebore; Green hellebore; American veratrum; Indian poke.
It is the dried rhizome and roots of Vera trum uiride (Fam. Liliaceae) found in North America. It contains-the-alkaloids jervine, pseudojervine; rubijervine; cevadine; germitrine: germidine; veratralbine and veratroidine. It is used as an antihypertensive agent

The mixture of alkaloids from V. uiride is known as Alkavervir. It is a light-yellow powder; practically soluble in water but freely soluble in alcohol. It is given orally or by injection.
The mixture of alkaloids from V. uiride used as the tannate and the acetate salts is known as Cruptenamine. The acetate salts are more water-soluble and are used in parenteral solutions. Cryptenamine tannates are a tan powder, slightly soluble in water but highly soluble in alcohol.



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