snakeroot
Folk remedy herb
Snakeroot is a name applied to various plants whose roots were traditionally believed to cure snakebite.
The most notable is white snakeroot, toxic to livestock and historically responsible for milk sickness in humans who consumed contaminated dairy.
Black snakeroot and Virginia snakeroot are unrelated plants sharing the name.
The field was full of snakeroot.
Horizontal underground plant stem
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- perennialRecurring each year
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- woodlandForested land area
understory · groundcover · shade-tolerant · native · herbaceous · foliage · flowering · tuberous
Attractive personal quality
- amuletWorn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- protectionGuarding against harm
legend · superstition · lore · ritual · shaman · ancestral · tribal · hoodoo
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
poultice · therapeutic · homeopathy · naturopathy · herbalism · curative · sedative · stimulant
Forested land area
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
scrubland · thicket · bottomland · Appalachian · native · wildflower · groundcover · deciduous
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- perennialRecurring each year
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
woodland · understory · groundcover · shade-tolerant · native · herbaceous · foliage · flowering · tuberous · fibrous
charm
Attractive personal quality
protection · legend · superstition · lore · ritual · shaman · ancestral · tribal · hoodoo · rootwork
antidote
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
infusion · poultice · therapeutic · homeopathy · naturopathy · herbalism · curative · sedative · stimulant · antiseptic
woodland
Forested land area
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
prairie · scrubland · thicket · bottomland · Appalachian · native · wildflower · groundcover · deciduous · shaded
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- tremblesShakes involuntarily, slightly
lethal · toxicity · ingestion · symptoms · contaminated · dangerous · warning · fatal · settlers · pioneer
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- folk herbsagrimony, betony, borage, burdock, comfrey
- herbal remediesechinacea, chamomile, valerian, ginseng, ginkgo biloba
- sinister plantsnightshade, hemlock, belladonna, wolfsbane, monkshood
- Birthwortspipevine, wild ginger
- Eupatoriumsboneset
snakerootantivenin
Serum neutralizing toxic bites
antivenom · evidence-based medicine · clinical treatment · pharmaceutical
snakerootantidote
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
medicine · cure · remedy · healing herb · edible plant