. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS L. Bloodroot, red-root, puccoon root, red puccoon, pauson. Papaveraceae.—A low, stemless, 1-leafed, glaucous, smooth herb V^ to li/^ feet tall, perennial; root- stock horizontal, fleshy, l/^ to 1 inch thick, 1 to 3 inches long, fibrous-rooted, contain- ing a blood-red juice; leaf palmately 5- to 9-lobed, at first 2 to 3 inches wide and raised on its petiole to about the height of the blossom, later 6 to 12 inches long and raised to a height of 12 to 14 inches; flowers white, waxy, 1 to \Yi inches wide, solitary on a
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS L. Bloodroot, red-root, puccoon root, red puccoon, pauson. Papaveraceae.—A low, stemless, 1-leafed, glaucous, smooth herb V^ to li/^ feet tall, perennial; root- stock horizontal, fleshy, l/^ to 1 inch thick, 1 to 3 inches long, fibrous-rooted, contain- ing a blood-red juice; leaf palmately 5- to 9-lobed, at first 2 to 3 inches wide and raised on its petiole to about the height of the blossom, later 6 to 12 inches long and raised to a height of 12 to 14 inches; flowers white, waxy, 1 to \Yi inches wide, solitary on a stalk about 6 inches tall; fruit an oblong, many-seeded capsule, 1 inch long. The rootstock is collected in the fall. Frequent, locally common, in rich woods throughout the state. Contains a resinous acid and several toxic alkaloids, among the latter sanguinarine. Used as a stimulating expectorant, sternuta- tory, and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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