What is Helleborus?

What is Helleborus?  Helleborus is a homeopathic remedy extracted from the Christmas Rose plant. Also called Helleborus niger, it contains a wealth of substances with pharmacological effects on the body without side effects. See my video about it here.

A German physician named Samuel Hahnemann started homeopathy two hundred years ago. Homeopathic medicine uses highly diluted plant, animal, and mineral substances to stimulate the body’s healing mechanisms naturally, and Helleborus is just one of many homeopathic remedies. In homeopathy, extremely powerful but tiny therapeutic doses of natural extracts are used with little to no unpleasant side effects or danger of toxic reactions. 

Helleborus has many anti-inflammatory effects. It can help with chronic pain, arthritis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and autoimmune diseases. It also helps fight cancer by inducing apoptosis, where cancer cells blow up and die. It can also cause cytotoxic effects, directly killing cancer cells. Other uses include traumatic brain injury, depression, and anxiety, as well as to alleviate seizures and improve cognition. It has also been used for the treatment of some gynecological issues. It has a diuretic effect (meaning it helps eliminate excess fluid) and antifungal and antibiotic properties. It is an immune modulator and has antioxidant properties. 

Please talk with your healthcare provider at The Woodlands Institute for Health & Wellness to see if Helleborus is right for you.  

**Note: Helleborus is not an FDA-approved therapy. (This doesn’t mean it can’t be used, it just means that it won’t be standard-of-care, or covered by insurance).

References:

Balch, Phyllis A. Prescription for Nutritional Healing. 6^th ed.(New York: Avery/Penguin Random House, 2023)

https://www.collaborativemedicalarts.net/articles/2019/7/16/introduction-to-helleborus

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