Black Root

• What other names is Black Root known by?
• What is Black Root?
• How does Black Root work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Are there any interactions with medications?
• Dosing considerations for Black Root.

What other names is Black Root known by?

Beaumont Root, Bowman's Root, Culveris Root, Culvers, Culver's Physic, Culver's Root, Hini, Leptandra, Leptandra virginica, Oxadoddy, Physic Root, Purple Leptandra, Racine Noire, Tall Speedwell, Tall Veronica, Veronica virginica, Veronica Virginica Root, Veronicastrum virginicum, Véronicastre de Virginie, Véronique de Virginie, Whorlywort.

What is Black Root?

Black root is a plant. People use the underground stem (rhizome) and the root as medicine.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Constipation, liver and gallbladder problems, causing vomiting, and other conditions.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).