Snakeroot

Updated on Feb 06, 2026

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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

Asarum canadense – Canadian snakeroot

Aristolochia serpentaria – Virginia snakeroot

Eryngium cuneifolium – Snakeroot

Plantago major - Snakeroot

Polygala senega - Seneca snakeroot

Rauvolfia serpentina – Indian snakeroot

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