Several ancient authors (i.e. Hippocrates, Dioscorides etc) describe the use of Helleborus for mental disorders, but I couldn't find any current research explaining it. Searching for Helloborus I read that helleborine may be a compuond with narcotic and sedative effect. Has anyone have any reference about that?
Andreas and Ali
thank you so much for your help. I can finally imagine why Helleborus was so used in the past for mental disorders. I have another question though:
In Duke, James A. (1992) "Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and other Economic Plants (Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press) " I read
"Helleborin is a potent narcotic "
while in Maior et al. Helleborin is not mentioned whereas "(anemonin and protoanemonin) have a sedative effect"
Do you have any idea why?
Hello everybody
even though it's not strictly pertinent, this is the first part of the research me and Andreas started from this discussion.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274460463_Dermatology_in_ancient_Greece_The_myth_of_Melampus_and_the_use_of_Helleborus
Hope you find interesting
Francesco
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