Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Bloodroot

Plant

Family

Poppy family (Papaveraceae)

English

Bloodroot, Blood root?, Bloodwort, Puccoon?, Red puccoon, Redroot

Latin

Sanguinaria canadensis L., Sanguinaria candensis LINN.

Plantparts

Root, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

100-day cough, Activates the liver, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Aids digestion, angina, Anorexia, Anorexy, Antianginal, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-eczemic, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, antiseptic, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Carminative, Carminativum, catarrhal icterus, catarrhal jaundice, catharic, Cathartic, chill, Chills, Clears gas, Cold, Colds, common cold, Cutaneous Eruptions, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disinfectant, dispepsia, Diuretic, dyspepsia, eczema, Emetic, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, Head colds, Herbal tonic, impotence, impotency, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Incontinence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, induce vomiting, Infected sore throats, inflammation of the throat, intestinal gas, Involuntary urination, lack of appetite, Laxative, Loss of appetite, Male impotence, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Pertussis, Pick-me-up, plaster, Polypus, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Powerfull catharic, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Purgative, Pyretic, quinsy, Rash, Rashes, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, ringworm, sedative, Sexual impotence, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, sore throat, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulate the liver, stimulating, strong laxative, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, Tonic, Tonsillitis, Tooth problems, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, Urinary incontinence, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, vomitive, Warming digestive, whooping cough, wind, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Cancer

Cancer reducing

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, absent menstruation, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, delayed menstruation, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, Late periods, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, Menstrual pain, missed period, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain, promote the onset of menstruation

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Warnings

Not suitable for pregnant women, should not be taken when pregnant

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Soap, Soap Substitute, soap substitutes, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Allocryptopine, berberine, chelerythrine, Coptisine, malic acid, protopine, Pseudo-Chelerythrine, resin, Sanguidimerine, sanguinarine, starch

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1040

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