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[[File:Bloodroot.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Bloodroot]]Other name names : Sanguinaria canadensis, Blood Root, Bloodwort, Coon Root, Indian Plant, Indian Red Paint, Pauson, Red Indian Paint, Red Puccoon, Red Root, Sang-Dragon, Sang de Dragon, Sanguinaire, Sanguinaire du Canada, Sanguinaria, Sanguinaria canadensis, Snakebite, Sweet Slumber, Tetterwort, Di Yu<br>Bloodroot is a plant. People use the underground stem (rhizome) to make medicine.<br>See also : [[Escharotic salves]]

*Bloodroot and [[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]])* [[Cancer]] : It has also been established that bloodroot contains a chemical substance called [[berberine ]] which helps fight tumors in the brain and several other types of cancers.*Bloodroot 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).*Bloodroot and 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.*Bloodroot and Cardiac Conditions : When combined with certain other chemical compounds, bloodroot has been very effective in treating certain cardiac conditions because they are effective in slowing the heart rate down. Patients suffering from palpitations have been treated effectively by bloodroot administration.*Bloodroot and Skin Conditions - External / Topical Application : Other very significant benefits of the bloodroot herb are in treating skin conditions via topical or external application. Bloodroot salve, or bloodroot paste, is used to treat a variety of skin diseases, inflammations, warts, skin tags and tumors. Bloodroot oil has been effective in treating skin lesions and tags.*The bloodroot herb has been used extensively to treat and cure migraines.*The root of bloodroot has the ability to work well as an anesthetic, cathartic, emetic, expectorant, diuretic, sedative and stimulant.

*In addition, bloodroot tincture is used in treating liver conditions like jaundice, but, of course, it is ideal to first seek professional advice before administering bloodroot.*Further, bloodroot paste is considered to be very effective in treating Treating joint pains and fever.*In addition to the above, the bloodroot plant has certain properties that make it an effective insect repellent.*Last but not the least, bloodroot 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]]