BLACK HELLEBORE
This plant, Helleborus niger—Black Hellebore—(N.O. Ranunculaceæ), known as the Christmas rose, is the melampodium of the old pharmacopœias. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Symptoms.—Purging, vomiting, pain in the bowels, and cold sweats. Death is generally preceded by convulsions and insensibility.
Post-mortem Appearances.—Those common to the action of other irritants.