1) Medicinal plant 
Veratrum album, commonly known as false helleborine, white hellebore, European white hellebore, white veratrum; syn. Veratrum lobelianum Bernh.), is a poisonous medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae. It is native to Europe. ==Plant description== The plant is a perennial herb with a stout vertical rhizome covered with remn...
The rhizome has emetic and cathartic actions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the rhizome has emetic and cathartic actions.