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/* The benefits of Bloodroot are */
*Last but not least, although it grows extensively, it is important that only cultivated bloodroot herbs be used and not bloodroot that grows in the wild.
==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 Salvessalves]])
* [[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.
*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).
