Organisms

Sanguinaria

A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE, a species of which is the source of sanguinarine extract used in MOUTHWASHES.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family PAPAVERACEAE, a species of which is the source of sanguinarine extract used in MOUTHWASHES.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Bloodroot
  • Puccoon, Red
  • Red Puccoon
  • Redroot
  • Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Bloodroots
  • Puccoons, Red
  • Red Puccoons
  • Redroots

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term REDROOT: REDROOT PIGWEED see AMARANTHUS is also available

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.836w.500w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sanguinaria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031681. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031681
  2. Sanguinaria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinaria
  3. Sanguinaria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566105