Bloodroot

• What other names is Bloodroot known by?
• What is Bloodroot?
• How does Bloodroot work?
• Are there safety concerns?
• Dosing considerations for Bloodroot.

What other names is Bloodroot known by?

Blood Root, Bloodwort, Coon Root, Indian Plant, Indian Red Paint, Pauson, Red Indian Paint, Red Puccoon, Red Root, Sang-Dragon, Sang de Dragon, Sanguinaire, Sanguinaire du Canada, Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria canadensis, Snakebite, Sweet Slumber, Tetterwort.

What is Bloodroot?

Bloodroot is a plant. People use the underground stem (rhizome) to make medicine.

Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...

• Coughs, spasms, purging the bowel, causing vomiting, wound cleaning, skin cancers of the nose and ear when applied directly to the skin, and other conditions.

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