Organisms

Asarum

A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE which was used medicinally by North American Indians. The common name of 'snakeroot' is also used for many other plants, including SANICULA; or ARISTOLOCHIA; or Polygala.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE which was used medicinally by North American Indians. The common name of 'snakeroot' is also used for many other plants, including SANICULA; or ARISTOLOCHIA; or Polygala.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Asarums
  • Asarum canadense
  • Canada Snakeroot
  • Ginger, Wild
  • Snakeroot, Canada
  • Wild Ginger
  • Asarum canadenses
  • Canada Snakeroots
  • Gingers, Wild
  • Snakeroots, Canada
  • Wild Gingers
  • canadense, Asarum

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

snakeroot may or may not go here, check text; note entry term WILD GINGER: GINGER is also available

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History Note

2002

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Asarum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D030023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D030023
  2. Asarum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum
  3. Asarum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157718