| Because it costs so much to have a doctor | | | | treating skin cancer. You may have heard of |
| remove moles, warts or skin tags, people are | | | | "black salve," a popular bloodroot salve. So far |
| looking for alternative methods. One solution is | | | | there has been no clinical studies on bloodroot and |
| bloodroot, a very special herb that you can use at | | | | skin cancer. There is, however, quite a bit of |
| home. | | | | anecdotal evidence to support its use for skin |
| Bloodroot is a plant that is found in the Eastern | | | | cancer but not everyone has a positive outcome. |
| United States and in Canada. Its scientific name is | | | | A form of bloodroot paste is used by |
| Sanguinaria Canadensis. Other names associated | | | | conventional doctors to remove skin cancers in |
| with Bloodroot are Bloodwort, Red Puccoon Root, | | | | combination with surgery. |
| Pauson, Red Root, Coon Root, Terrorwort, Indian | | | | Bloodroot for removing warts, moles and skin |
| Paint and Snakebite. It was used by Native | | | | tags comes in pastes, salves or oils. You apply it |
| Americans on warts and skin cancers, as a blood | | | | to the growth you want removed and then cover |
| tonic and to treat chronic coughing. They also | | | | it with a bandage. Be sure to follow the |
| used it as a skin paint as the roots are filled with | | | | instructions on the container. Removal may take |
| a reddish sap. Another use of Bloodroot was to | | | | anywhere from two days to a couple of weeks |
| induce vomiting. In more recent years bloodroot | | | | as it varies from person to person. Skin tags will |
| has been used in mouthwashes or toothpastes to | | | | also be removed faster than moles or warts. |
| reduce plaque and prevent gingivitis. | | | | Before using a bloodroot product to remove |
| Bloodroot can be dangerous taken internally and | | | | moles be sure to have them looked at by a |
| so should be used with caution and under the | | | | dermatologist or doctor to make sure you do not |
| guidance of an alternative health care provider. | | | | have some other type of skin disease such as |
| The medical profession does not recommend its | | | | melanoma. |
| use internally. Bloodroot as a tincture for internal | | | | Some people have had their moles or skin tags |
| use can be found online to help with such | | | | removed by their doctor only to have them grow |
| conditions as bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, | | | | right back. When you use bloodroot to remove |
| croup, laryngitis and pneumonia. "Excessive use | | | | them, they don't come back. It may, however, |
| can be fatal" is the warning given on the bottle. | | | | cause some minor scarring. The scars are usually |
| Long-term use of bloodroot internally can also | | | | very minor and hard to notice. |
| cause stomach pain, diarrhea, paralysis, fainting | | | | Remember, any mole that shows any sudden |
| and collapse. | | | | changes in size or appearance should be examined |
| Today bloodroot is used as an alternative to | | | | by a doctor immediately. |