Appalachian bunchflower

Review
In: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 2006.
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Excerpt

Appalachian bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) found in the Southeastern United States that contains several cardiotoxic alkaloids, such as cyclopamine, jervine, veratramine. It has no known use in lactation. A woman who mistakenly ate Appalachian bunchflower had veratramine and cyclopamine in her milk, although the toxicological significance of their presence in milk for the breastfed infant is unknown.

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