Hemlock

• What other names is Hemlock known by?
• What is Hemlock?
• How does Hemlock work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Hemlock.

What other names is Hemlock known by?

California Fern, Carrot Weed, Cicuta, Ciguë, Ciguë d'Athènes, Ciguë Officinale, Ciguë de Socrate, Ciguë Tachetée, Conium, Conium Maculata, Conium maculatum, Grande Ciguë, Mort aux Oies, Nebraska Fern, Poison Fool's Parsley, Poison-Hemlock, Spotted Hemlock, Tsuga, Vicaire, Wild Carrot.

What is Hemlock?

Hemlock is a poisonous plant. Its leaves, root, and seeds are used to make medicine.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Anxiety, muscle spasms, teething in children, cramps, mania, bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).