FALSE UNICORN ROOT DEVILS BIT

FALSE UNICORN ROOT, DEVILS BIT (Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray) +

Synonyms :
- Helonias dioica; and in the PH2, Veratrum luteum.

Activities (False Unicorn Root) :
- Antihydrotic (f; HHB); Aperitif (f; FAD); Diuretic (f; APA; EFS; PH2); Emetic (f; APA); Emmenagogue (1; APA; EFS; FNF); Estrogenic (1; APA; FNF); Laxative (f; APA); Mastogenic (1; FNF); Oxytocic (1; PH2); Tonic (f; APA); Uterotonic (1; FAD; FNF; MAD); Vermifuge (1; EFS; PH2).

Indications (False Unicorn Root) :
- Albuminuria (f; MAD); Amenorrhea (1; APA; FNF; MAD); Anemia (f; MAD); Anorexia (f; FAD); Backache (f; MAD); Cervicosis (f; MAD); Childbirth (f; MAD); Climacteric (f; HHB); Colic (f; FAD); Constipation (f; APA); Cystosis (f; MAD); Debility (f; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (1; APA; FNF; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; APA; FAD); Endometriosis (f; MAD); Fever (f; APA; HHB); Hepatosis (f; APA); Infertility (1; APA; FNF); Leukorrhea (f; APA; MAD); Menopause (1; APA; FNF); Menorrhagia (f; MAD); Metritis (f; MAD); Miscarriage (threatened) (1; APA; FNF); Morning Sickness (1; CAN; FNF); Nephrosis (f; MAD); Neurasthenia (f; MAD); Pain (f; APA); Parturition (1; APA; FNF); Pregnancy (f; PH2); Prolapse (f; MAD); Prostatosis (f;
APA); Spermatorrhea (f; HHB); Uterosis (f; MAD); Water Retention (f; APA; EFS; PH2); Worm (f; APA; EFS; FAD; PH2); (not considered by KOM; PH2).

Dosages (False Unicorn Root) :
- 2 - 4 ml liquid root extract (APA; PNC); 1 - 2 g root as tea 3 ×/day (CAN); 1 - 2 ml liquid root extract (1:1 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN); 2 - 5 ml root tincture

(1:5 in 45% ethanol) 3 ×/day (CAN).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (False Unicorn Root) :
- Class 2b. Emmenagogue, GI irritant, and uterotonic (AHP). Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Overdosage with saponins can cause gastric distress. Large doses may cause nausea and vomiting (CAN). Avoid during
pregnancy (FAD; PH2). Canadian regulations do not allow it as an ingredient in oral use products
(Michols, 1995).