Hellebore

An Illustrated Dictionary of Words Used In Art and Archealogy. · 1883 · p. 19

A famous purgative medicine among the ancient Greeks and Romans. Philosophers prepared for work by drinking an infusion of the black hellebore, like tea. The best grew in the island of Anticyra in the Ægean Sea, and the gathering of it was accompanied by superstitious rites. IMG:6949005855195395773_fig_383.jpg: Fig. 383. Helm of a Gentleman or Esquire.