526 PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 
Fic. 394.—Bloodroot (Sanguinaria 
open woods of eastern North America. 
canadensis), a perennial herb native to rich 
The waxy white flowers and grayish green 
5-9-lobed, kidney-shaped leaves make their appearance only in spring. The 
rhizome containing a red latex constitutes the drug. It should be gathered in early 
summer, deprived of its rootlets and carefully dried. The drug possesses expectorant 
and emetic properties. (Reproduced from U. S. Dept. Agric. Misc: Pub. 77.) 
