. The drug plants of Illinois . TRILLIUM EREGTUM L. Bethroot, purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, purple wake robin, Indian balm, nose- bleed. Liliaceae.—A single-stemmed, 3- leaved, erect, smooth herb 8 to 18 inches high, perennial; rootstock short, thick; leaves in a whorl at the top of the stem, broadly ovate, acuminate, 3 to 7 inches long; flower dark purple, ill-scented, 1 to 3 inches wide, 3-parted, terminal on a peduncle up to 4 inches long which rises, with the leaves, from the top of the stem; fruit a red, many-seeded berry. The root is collected in late summer. Frequent to comm
. The drug plants of Illinois . TRILLIUM EREGTUM L. Bethroot, purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, purple wake robin, Indian balm, nose- bleed. Liliaceae.—A single-stemmed, 3- leaved, erect, smooth herb 8 to 18 inches high, perennial; rootstock short, thick; leaves in a whorl at the top of the stem, broadly ovate, acuminate, 3 to 7 inches long; flower dark purple, ill-scented, 1 to 3 inches wide, 3-parted, terminal on a peduncle up to 4 inches long which rises, with the leaves, from the top of the stem; fruit a red, many-seeded berry. The root is collected in late summer. Frequent to common in woods throughout the state. Contains the acrid saponin trillin and tannin. Used as an astringent, tonic, altera- tive, and emetic. [Other species of Trillium may be col- lected also.]
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