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snake·root

(snāk'rūt),

2. Common name for several plant species; see subentries.

snakeroot

(snāk′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)

Any of various plants, such as black cohosh, rattlesnake master, sanicle, or wild ginger, having roots reputed to cure snakebite.

bistort

Herbal medicine
A perennial plant, the leaves and rhizomes of which contain oxalic acid, starch, tannins and vitamin C. Bistort is astringent, antiemetic and antidiarrhoeal, and has been used for dysentery, menstrual bleeding and oropharyngeal inflammation.

ech·i·na·ce·a

(ek'i-nā'shē-ă)

(Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida, E. purpurea) A widely used herbal supplement claimed to act against infectious diseases; some clinical studies suggest value in preventing and treating the common cold; severe adverse reactions include anaphylaxis and angioedema.
Synonym(s): comb flower, cone-flower, Missouri (Kansas) snakeroot, snakeroot.

snakeroot

see eupatoriumrugosum.

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Scientists later learned this was caused by an unusual toxin in the white snakeroot called tremetol--a fat-soluble molecule that concentrated in the milk.

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On the other hand, its inclusion by Erdoes amplifies Lame Deer's journalistic education: "you tell me one can't have a book nowadays without a lot of sex" (1972:129): If a man is weak and can't get it up, a certain snakeroot could be a big help.

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Flower gardeners around here may want to consider trumpet honeysuckle, New England aster, white snakeroot and some varieties of goldenrod, she advised.

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Black cohosh, also known as baneberry, black snakeroot, bugbane, rattleweed and rattleroot, grows in eastern North America, from southern Maine to Georgia (Ramsey, 1997).

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