Chamaelirium luteum, Gray (Helonias dioicia, Pursh; H. lutea, Ait.; C. Carolinianum, Willd; Veratrum luteum, Linn.; Ophiostachys Virginica, Delile). Natural order , Liliaceae. Common names , Unicorn plant, Devil's Bit, Blazing Star. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. 1 , Dr. Tully, effects of 10 to 30 minims of the tincture of the root, Boston Med. and Surg. Journ., 1832, p. 136; 2 , Dr. Branch, experiment on himself with as large a dose as a drachm of saturated tincture, ibid.; 3 , Dr. Burr, Hale's New Remedies, 2d edition, p. 529, used a solution of "Helonin" in one ounce of alcohol diluted with half an ounce of water, frequently repeated doses of 2 to 60 drops, afterward of an aqueous solution 40 drops to 1 drachm; 4 , Dr. E. Clark, fragmentary proving, symptoms observed in several cases, from Hale's New Remedies; 5 , Dr. Paine (eclectic), from Hale, effects of Helonin in doses of 1 to 15 grains; 6 , E. M. Hale, symptoms produced by Helonin in a patient (first trit.); 7 , Dr. S. A. Jones took tincture, 15 minims first day, 30 minims at 12 M., 1 grain of Helonin at 3 P.M., second day, 2 grains at 11 A.M., 4 grains at 4 P.M., third day, 12 grains fourth day, 360 minims of tincture fifth day, 480 minims sixth day, 540 minims seventh day, Am. Obs., 1871 and 1873.