Red Root (Jersey Tea) (C/S) (CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS)

Description:
Red Root, known as New Jersey Tea, is hardy perennial deciduous shrub, belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. It has a large root that is covered with reddish brown bark, and it is red inside. Stems that rise from the root cluster with alternate, egg-shaped dull green leaves, and clusters of fragrant small white flowers that appear on the ends of the branches.

Origin:
United States

Other Names:
Indian Paint, Indian Plant, Jersey Root, Liberty Tea, Mountainsweet, New Jersey Tea, Red Indian Paint, Red Paint Root, Sanguinariat, Walpole Tea, Wild Snowball

Part Used:
Root

Medicinal Uses:
Red Root is used in asthma, chronic bronchitis, whooping-cough, consumption, and dysentery. It is also used as a gargle to alleviate throat and mouth irritations.

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