【医】 荨麻叶佩兰, 白蛇根

Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants of different genera and species,
most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be
efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the
roots of any of these.

Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria};
black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {S. Marilandica},
also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca snakeroot is
{Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is {Liatris}, also
{Eryngium}; white snakeroot is {Eupatorium
ageratoides}. The name is also applied to some others
besides these.