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Anticlea elegans
This herb is NOT recommended during pregnancy due to potential risks to the developing fetus.
This herb is NOT recommended while breastfeeding as effects on infants are unknown.
Consult your healthcare provider before use.
Toxic white-flowered bulb of North American meadows often confused with edible camas, causes livestock poisoning.
Toxic white-flowered bulb of North American meadows often confused with edible camas, causes livestock poisoning. Key active compounds include zygacine, veratrum-type alkaloids, steroidal alkaloids.
zygacine, along with veratrum-type alkaloids and steroidal alkaloids, are the primary bioactive compounds in Zigadenus elegans. The specific pharmacological pathways require further study, though traditional use supports its efficacy.
Toxicology research
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Warning plant identification
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
No medicinal uses
No traditional medicinal use - toxic plant
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Traditional knowledge of its toxicity for avoiding poisoning
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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