Abscess Root (Polemonium reptans)
Synonyms: American Greek Valerian, Blue Bells, False Jacob's Latter, Sweatroot
Habitat: United States
The slender root stock has a slightly bitter taste.
Medicinal Actions and Uses: Astringent, alternative, diaphoretic, expectorant. The drug has been recommended for use in febrile and inflammatory cases, all scrofulous diseases, in bowel complaints requiring an astringent, for the bites of venomous snakes and insects, for bronchitis and laryngitis, and whenever an alternative is required.