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Ethnobotanical Plant Trillium erectum

Common Name
Bethroot; Amerikaanse Drielingenwortel; Amerikanische Drillingswurzel; American Beth Root; American Birthroot; Trillie Americain; Birthroot

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Anodyne US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Antiseptic US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Emetic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Female US(Appalachia) Duke, 1992 *
Gangrene US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine US(Appalachia) Duke, 1992 *
Parturition US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Pectoral US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Poultice US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Skin US(Amerindian) Duke, 1992 *
Tonic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Uterotonic US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.