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Vermont Snake Root | | Name : | Vermont Snake Root | | Synonyms : | AsarumEuropaeum:
Asarabacca
Europeansnakeroot
Hazelwort
Publichouse plant
Wildnard
Asarumcanadense L.:
Canadasnake root
Indianginger
Vermontsnake root
WildCanada ginger
Wildginger | | Parts Used : | Asarum Europaeum - Rootstock, leaves
Asarum canadense L. - Root | | Habitat : | Asarum Europaeum Grows in European woods
Asarum canadense L. Grows in rich woods from Maine to Michigan,and southward. | | Description : | Asarum Europaeum
Asarum is a perennial, evergreen plant; a low plant with a horizontal,creeping rootstock and prostrate stem. Two long-petioled, upright,shiny, leathery, dark green leaves grow from each bud on the stem,rising from 2-4 inches above the ground. The large, solitary flowersappear from March to May and are characterized by a green-brown coloron the outside, reddish-black on the inside.
Asarum canadense L.
Asarum canadense is a perennial plant; the knobby, root of the plantis round and fleshy, with dividing stem supporting a heart-shaped,deep green above and a light green below, soft, woolly and handsomelyveined leaf, there being two to a plant. A single flower is smalland brownish-purple, growing only a few inches high and covered bythe dead leaves that carpet the woods. The taste is pungent and bitter. | | Constituents : | Asarum Europaeum - Rootstock: diuretic, emetic, purgativeLeaves: cathartic, emetic, errhine
Asarum canadense L. - Stimulant, carminative, tonic, diaphoretic,diuretic | | Uses : | Asarum Europaeum - Basic use is emetic. It is mixed with lance-leafplantain to stop mucus congestionin the nose and respiratorypassages. Asarum is too dangerous to be used without medical supervision.
Asarum canadense L. - Used as an appetitestimulant. Externally, used to ease the pains of gout,remove freckles, as a poultice for snakebites,colds, whooping cough, headache,dysmenorrhea, hysteria,typhus, alcoholism, dropsy, ague, and fevers.Used by Native Americans as a ginger substitute for its flavor. | | Dosage : | Do not boil this herb; boiling weakens its properties. | | Safety : | Asarum Europaeum - Asarum is too dangerous to be used withoutmedical supervision.
Asarum canadense L. - Large doses cause nausea, vomiting, anddiarrhea. Use under medical supervision. |
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