Papoose Root (Noun)
Meaning
Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The papoose root was used by Native American tribes to treat various ailments, including fever and rheumatism.
- In traditional medicine, the root of the papoose plant was dried and ground into a powder to make a tea that was said to have healing properties.
- The papoose root was also used as a dye, giving a reddish-brown color to fabrics and other materials.
- Early settlers in North America learned from the Native Americans how to use the papoose root to treat snake bites and other poisonous wounds.
- The papoose root was listed in the United States Pharmacopeia from 1820 to 1880, but its use as a medicinal herb has largely been discontinued in modern times.
Synonyms
- Blueberry Root
- Squawroot
- Blue Cohosh
- Squaw Root
- Papooseroot
- Caulophyllum Thalictrioides
- Caulophyllum Thalictroides