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Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis) by Alternative Health & Herbs
Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis) by Alternative Health & Herbs
 


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Description
 
 

What is Blood Root?

Scientific Name
Sanguinaria canadensis

Common Name

Bloodroot, red root, Indian paint, snakebite, sweet slumber, coonroot, puccoon, tetterwort


Clinical Summary

Bloodroot is a perennial flowering plant native to eastern North America. It is thought to have antiseptic, cathartic, diuretic, emetic, and escharotic (scab forming) properties and has been used for inflammation, cough, infections, as an anti-plaque agent, and for cancer treatment. The major constituent of blood root is sanguinarine, an alkaloid that exhibits antimicrobial, tumoricidal, anticancer, antiangiogenic and antimicrotubule  properties. However, the efficacy has not been tested in humans.

Topical use of bloodroot for skin cancer can lead to severe adverse effects including disfigurement.
The use of sanguinarine as an oral antiplaque agent has been linked to leukoplakia.
Bloodroot may worsen the adverse effects when used with antiangiogenic or anticoagulant agents.


Purported Uses
  • Bone resorption
  • Cancer
  • Infection
  • Inflammation
  • Oral Plaque
  • Sclerosing agent
  • Chronic cough
  • Warts
  • Migraines

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