Trillium erectum

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Noun

Trillium erectum - trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirthbirthroot, purple trillium, red trilliumtrillium, wake-robin, wood lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

Trillium erectum

birthroot

Herbal medicine
A perennial plant, the roots of which contain saponins (e.g., diosgenin) and volatile oils; it is antiseptic and astringent, and has been used for bites and dermal irritation, gastrointestinal complaints (e.g., haemorrhage and diarrhoea) and to stop postpartum haemorrhage.

Trillium erectum

Related to Trillium erectum: purple trillium, Stinking benjamin

noun

Synonyms for Trillium erectum

noun trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth

Synonyms

birthroot
purple trillium
red trillium

Related Words

trillium
wake-robin
wood lily

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