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Snakeroot

Snakeroot may refer to different plant taxa that have been used as a folk remedy against snakebites:Ageratina – a genus with species native to the warm and temperate Americas Certain plants in the temperate Northern Hemisphere genus Eupatorium Aristolochia serpentaria – Virginia snakeroot Asarum canadense – Canadian snakeroot Bistorta officinalis – snakeroot Eryngium cuneifolium – Snakeroot Plantago major – Snakeroot Polygala senega – Seneca snakeroot Rauvolfia serpentina – Indian snakeroot

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Ageratina altissima
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Habit: herb