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Definition of Sanguinaria Canadensis

Sanguinaria Canadensis
Sanguinaria San`gui*na"ri*a, n. [NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family. Note: Sanguinaria Canadensis, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot. 2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.
Sanguinaria Canadensis
Bloodroot Blood"root`, n. (Bot.) A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria. Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery.
Sanguinaria Canadensis
Bloodwort Blood"wort`, n. (Bot.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (H[ae]modorace[ae]), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.

Meaning of Sanguinaria Canadensis from wikipedia

- Sanguinaria canadensis, bloodroot, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America. It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria...
- Pedicularis canadensis, common name wood betony and Canada lousewort Sambucus canadensis, common name American elderberry Sanguinaria canadensis, common name...
- plants, including the bloodroot plant, from whose scientific name, Sanguinaria canadensis, its name is derived; the Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana);...
- plant Sanguinaria canadensis, which contains the alkaloid sanguinarine). The original ingredients were 40.0 g Stibnite, 10.0 g Sanguinaria canadensis, and...
- or simply "celandine". The common name tetterwort also refers to Sanguinaria canadensis. Chelidonium majus is native in most regions of Europe. It is also...
- harebell. Also, a certain plant bearing blue flowers. Bloodwort - Sanguinaria canadensis. Produces escharotic alkaloids that corrode skin, leaving wounds...
- The alkaloids sanguinarine and dihydrosanguinarinenamed for Sanguinaria canadensis (family Papaveraceae) – are also present in the seeds of Argemone...
- [page needed] Historically, the First Nations people of eastern Canada used Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodwort) and Juniperus virginiana to induce abortions. According...
- ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa). The foregoing...
- was used as flavouring in tooth powders in the past. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Blue flag (Iris versicolor) Cayenne pepper (Capsi**** annuum) Centaury...