Preferred Label : asarum;
MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE which was used medicinally by North American
Indians. The common name of 'snakeroot' is also used for many other plants, including
SANICULA; or ARISTOLOCHIA; or Polygala.;
MeSH synonym : asarums;
CISMeF synonym : canadenses, asarum;
MeSH hyponym : asarum canadense; Asarum canadenses; canadense, Asarum; Ginger, Wild; Snakeroot, Canada; Canada Snakeroot; Canada Snakeroots; Snakeroots, Canada; Wild Ginger; Gingers, Wild; Wild Gingers;
MeSH Related Number : txid28498;
MeSH annotation : snakeroot may or may not go here, check text; note X ref WILD GINGER: GINGER is also
available; snakeroot may or may not go here, check text; note entry term WILD GINGER: GINGER
is also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asarum;
UNII : txid16728;
Origin ID : D030023;
UMLS CUI : C0330223;
Allowable qualifiers
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Indexing information
- asarone [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- escarol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
Semantic type(s)
- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A plant genus of the family ARISTOLOCHIACEAE which was used medicinally by North American
Indians. The common name of 'snakeroot' is also used for many other plants, including
SANICULA; or ARISTOLOCHIA; or Polygala.
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/fra/banque-d-especes/systeme-canadien-d-information-sur-les-plantes-toxiques/toutes-les-plantes-nom-scientifique/asarum-canadense/?id=1370403266770
2013
false
Canada
French
English
asarum canadense
asarum
dermatitis, allergic contact
scientific and technical information
asarum
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