snakeroot in English

noun
1
any of a number of North American plants reputed to contain an antidote to snake poison, in particular.
Herbal medicine has contributed aspirin from willow bark, reserpine from snakeroot , taxol from the yew tree, but ‘natural’ is not automatically safe.
2
any of a number of plants thought to resemble a snake in shape, in particular Indian snakeroot (see rauwolfia ).
According to legend, mentioned and discredited by Rudyard Kipling in his story ‘Rikki Tikki Tavi,’ mongooses eat Indian snakeroot before engaging in battle with cobras.
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1. Common Name: Black Snakeroot, Bugbane

2. Marsh rattlesnake master, corn-snakeroot, bitter snakeroot, marsh eryngo (white), Bonesets (pink) Eryngium aquaticum

3. Chocoholic Snakeroot also known as Bugbane is a snakeroot with deep burgundy deeply divided foliage

4. Jul 1, 2021 - cimicifuga, actaea, Bugbane, snakeroot, black cohosh

5. Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Black Cohosh, Snakeroot, and Bugbane

6. Common names for members of the genus include Bugbane, Black cohosh and black snakeroot.

7. You may see this plant listed as Bugbane, bugwort, cohosh, or snakeroot

8. Actaea racemosa, the black cohosh, black Bugbane, black snakeroot, or fairy candle (syn

9. Cimicifuga) Common Name: Bugbane, Cohosh, Baneberry, Snakeroot, Fairy Candles, Doll’s Eyes, Herb Christopher

10. Cimicifuga Hillside Black Beauty - Common name:Black Snakeroot, Black Bugbane, Actaea - Dark purple - almost black - finely cut foliage retains its excellent color all season