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Ezekiel 47:12 "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine."
Nicknames: Snakeroot[1], rattlesnakemaster[1], marsh rattlesnake master[1], corn-snakeroot[1], bitter snakeroot[1], and marsh eryngo[1]
Ethnobotany: This rarely heard of ethnobotanical (Snakeroot) has a number of medicinal applications in various Native American tribes.[1] It was prized by the Choctaw as an anti-dote for snakebites, and gonorrhea.[1] The Deleware Indians used it for intestinal worms(much like Wormwood).[1] The Koasati believed that Snakeroot had magical powers.[1] The Coushatta (Koasati: Koasati, Kowassaati or Kowassa:ti) are a Muskogean-speaking Native American tribe now living in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.[3] It's also a culinary herb that is agreed upon globally to have medicinal properties.[4]
Classification: Biennial or Perennial[1]
Plant Family: Apiaceae;[1] Genus: Eryngium;[1] Species: E. aquaticum[1] Synonyms: Eryngium aquaticum Michx. nom. illeg.; Eryngium floridanum J.M.Coult. & Rose; Eryngium foetidum Walter nom. illeg.; Eryngium plukenetii Elliott; Eryngium praealtum; A.Gray; Eryngium virginianum Elliott; Eryngium virginianum Lam.;[1]
Natural Habitat: Eastern N. America - New Jersey, to Florida.[2] Snakeroot grows in wet soils, by bogs, marshes, and ditches. It is tolerant to saturated soils and occasional flooding.[1]
Mixes well with: Echinacea and because Echinacea is also used by the Native Americans for snakebites, we have double the healing power by combining them! Echinacea also acts as a powerful blood purifier. I've used it to sober up from drug trips in my early twenties and can vouche from personal experience. I cite academic sources on its page to confirm, and backup all claims.
OG Observations: There doesn't seem to be nearly as much talk about the Native American culture out there than there is other traditions. I'm actively working on making them more known in the west. There aren't a lot of Native American themed shops out there either.
Phytochemicals:
"127 compounds have been isolated and identified from 23 species of Eryngium, particularly nonessential oil compounds such as terpenoids, triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, coumarins, polyacetylenes, and steroids."[6]What is Phytochemistry? What are Phytochemicals?
Phytochemistry is how we confirm that ancient beliefs related to medicinal plants are a scientific reality. Phytochemist study the complex pharmacological phytochemicals produced by herbal remedies. They prove their medicinal properties. Ethnobotanist are how they know which plants to study. This is why ethnobotanical vendors are very important for modern scientific study. This field is where ancient remedies and modern scientific confirmation meet. I'm here to extract the data from the academic databases, and bring it to the forefront and mainstream of western society. I love what I do. Here's a confirmation quote from one of the scholarly sources I used to write this blog, that drug companies rip off natural medicines produced by plants: "Eryngium has shown its potential as a pharmaceutical crop."[6] This is why Marijuana is illegal.Pharmacological / Medicinal Properties:
The good news is that the Native Americans weren't tripping when they believed these ethnobotanicals had medicinal properties. One academic source on a study that was conducted, concludes: "This study suggests that E. aquaticum can be a good source of EO with antibacterial and antibiofilm activity against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus."[4] Even more remarkable good scientific confirmations on Snakeroot has proven that it really is medicinally active against snakebites! Another scholarly source confirms this by confirming: "Interestingly, activity was found in all plant parts, not just the roots, in the general protease assay, also in the most specific assay for collagenases, but less so for elastases where enzymatic activity was low, and against five species of American snake venoms."[5] Furthermore the peer reviewed journal ends the report with a final confirmation for us: "All data shown here are consistent with pharmacological inhibition of proteases in at least selected venoms of common venomous snakes by Eryngium extracts. "[5] Another study concludes: "Eryngium extracts or isolates have shown in vitro bioactivitities such as cytotoxicity against various human tumor cell lines, anti-inflammatory, anti-snake and scorpion venoms, antibacterial, antifungal, and antimalarial, antioxidant, and antihyperglycemic effects. In vivo studies through various animal models have also shown promising results."[6] The Native Americans were right.Buy Snakeroot (Eryngium aquaticum)
Academic citations:
[4] Shilpi, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi, et al. "ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY OF ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM ESSENTIAL OIL." Khulna University Studies (2024): 195-206.
[5] Price III, Joseph A. "An in vitro evaluation of the Native American ethnomedicinal plant Eryngium yuccifolium as a treatment for snakebite envenomation." Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology 5.3 (2016): 219.
[6] Wang, Ping, et al. "Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of Eryngium L.(Apiaceae)." (2012).
Encyclopedia Sources:
[1] Wikipedia contributors. (2024, November 17). Eryngium aquaticum. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:52, December 6, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eryngium_aquaticum&oldid=1258047114
[2] Plants For A Future Archive
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coushatta
Other resources:
M.A.P.S. Ethnobotanical Studies By Scholars
PubChem - pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov