Assertion: black hellebore | /r/ObjectUse | used as purgative
Facets:
value: before christ
type: TEMPORAL
value: according to pliny
type: OTHER
value: in mania bymelampus
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: According to Pliny, Black Hellebore was used as a purgative in mania byMelampus, a soothsayer and physician, 1,400 years before Christ, hence the name Melampodium applied to Hellebores.