Bitter root: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bitter root in English is the name of a plant defined with Apocynum cannabinum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Forsteronia pavonii A. DC. (among others).
2) Bitter root is also identified with Lewisia rediviva.
3) Bitter root is also identified with Xysmalobium undulatum It has the synonym Asclepias undulata L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Midland Naturalist (1913)
· Glycosides. (1989)
· International Organization of Plant Biosystematists Newsletter (1989)
· Intermountain Fl. (1984)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Rhodora (1935)
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