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War Paint
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War Paint

The bloodroot or the red puccoon is a flowering plant which got its name because of the colour of its orange-red sap. The sap is present in the entire plant. The Red Indians of North America, where this plant grows in the wild, used the sap as warpaint.
The leaves are deeply lobed and kidney-shaped and grow on stalks, directly from the ground. Each stalk has a white or rose-tinted flower at the end.
The bloodroot is used in medicine to shrink tissues. It is also used to make dyes.

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Last updated on :12/13/2004