View photos of the medicinal plant, Heuchera maxima (Island alumroot).
Heuchera maxima | Island alumroot | Medicinal Uses
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Heuchera sanguinea | Coral bells | Medicinal Uses
View photos of the medicinal plant Heuchera sanguinea (Coral bells), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.
From Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Alumroot’s use is alluded to by the root’s pinkish (sometimes whitish) inner coloration and astringent taste. When chewed it is drying and constricting to surface membranes (a common reaction to tannin–oriented plants).
Heuchera rubescens | Pink alumroot | Medicinal Uses
View photos of the medicinal plant Heuchera rubescens (Pink alumroot), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.
From Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Alumroot’s use is alluded to by the root’s pinkish (sometimes whitish) inner coloration and astringent taste. When chewed it is drying and constricting to surface membranes (a common reaction to tannin–oriented plants).