Asarum
"Asarum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE which was used medicinally by North American Indians. The common name of 'snakeroot' is also used for many other plants, including SANICULA; or ARISTOLOCHIA; or Polygala.
| Descriptor ID |
D030023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.096.233
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| Concept/Terms |
Asarum canadense- Asarum canadense
- Asarum canadenses
- canadense, Asarum
- canadenses, Asarum
- Snakeroot, Canada
- Wild Ginger
- Gingers, Wild
- Wild Gingers
- Ginger, Wild
- Canada Snakeroot
- Canada Snakeroots
- Snakeroots, Canada
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