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Asarabacca

a small, hardy Euroceæ (asarum europæum). Its leaves are acrid, bitter, and nauseous, and its root is extremely acrid. Both the leaves and root were formerly used as an emetic. acrid, bitter, and nauseous, and its root is extremely acrid. Both the leaves and The species A. canadense, the Canada snake-root, is found in the Western root were formerly used as an emetic.

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