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snake·root

(snāk'rūt),

1. Synonym(s): serpentaria

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

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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.

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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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A number of native groups in eastern-central North America used seneca snakeroot for the treatment of specific ailments.

Seneca snakeroot: an important medicinal plant. (Gardening In General)

Herbs that alter electrolyte balance include aloe (Aloe barbadensis), buckthorn bark/berry (Frangulae cortex/Rhamni cathartici fructus), cascara sagrada bark (Rhamni purshianae cortex), Indian snakeroot (Rauwolfiae radix), licorice (Liquiritiae radix), rhubarb root (Rhei radix), and senna leaf (Sennae folium) (Blumenthal et al., 1998).

Herbal Remedies, Nephropathies, and Renal Disease

It's the land of thistle, stone, and snakeroot, isn't it?

Finding creative identities: Mennonite writers in Winnipeg

Common Names: liatris, gay feather, blazing star, button snakeroot, purple poker

Appendix

Rarer species of echinacea have frequently been sold under the trade name "Kansas Snakeroot." and although two species of echinacea are federally listed as endangered, poaching is hard to enforce--"unless collectors are caught in the act," contends Jennie Wood Sheldon in her book Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist?.

Uprooted

Native to North America, echinacea, also known as purple coneflower or snakeroot, has been promoted as enhancing immunity.

Exploring the `Herbal Jungle'

Development of bicellular foliar secretory cavities in white snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum (Asteraceae).

Sandstone rockhouses of the Eastern United States, with particular reference to the ecology and evolution of the endemic plant taxa

This same reflex action by saponins is known to be the main reason another medicinal plant, Seneca snakeroot (Polygala senega) has been highly prized.

Goldenrod - wild medicine ... this ubiquitous and maligned plant has many uses

Below the beautiful leaves, the blue to lavendar asters bloom with yellow goldenrod and white snakeroot.

Natural wonders along the Seaway Trail

Coming to the edge of the other place, the full moon shining on twisted handfuls of snakeroot. .