bloodroot (redirected from Blood-root)

bloodroot,

n Latin name:
Sanguinaria canadensis L.; part used: rhizome; uses: expectorant, antifungal, antiplaque, antiinflammatory, anti-microbial, skin cancer, ear cancer, nose cancer, nasal polyp; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, deep wounds, labeled as unsafe by the FDA skin irritations; can cause hypotension, shock, coma, headache, nausea, and anorexia. Also called
coon root, Indian paint, paucon, pausan, red puccoon, redroot, sweet slumber, or
tetterwort.