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==The benefits of Bloodroot are==

*[[Skin Cancer]] : One of the main health benefits of the bloodroot herb determined from recent studies is that bloodroot has certain anti-cancer agent properties that are useful in the treatment of skin cancer. The extract of bloodroot is called sanguinarine, an ammonium salt which attacks and destroys living tissue and is also classified as an escharotic. (See : [[Escharotic salves]])

*Toothpaste : Bloodroot extracts have been popularly used in toothpastes to fight gum infections like gingivitis and to reduce plaque formation. The use of bloodroot extracts in toothpastes had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

*Respiratory Conditions : In herbal medicine, bloodroot extracts are used in minimal dosages to treat bronchial infections and sore throats. Bloodroot extracts, bloodroot tinctures and bloodroot tea have been used over several centuries in treating bleeding lungs, pneumonia, the common cold, whooping cough, emphysema and sinus congestions.

*an effective insect repellent.

*Bloodroot flower, stem, roots and other parts of the bloodroot plant are used in preparing red and yellow colored dyes.

==Used in Patent Medicine==

* [[Ching Wan Hung]]

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