Common Names
Virginia snakeroot, birthwort, Dutchmanspipe, pelican flower, sangrel, sangrel-root, serpentaria, serpentary root, snakeroot, snakeweed, thick birthwort.

Description
This perennial is 1 to 2 feet in height. It has an erect stem and heart-shaped leaves that taper to a point at the tip. Brownish pip-like flowers grow from base of the plant stem.

Flowering Period
May to June.

Habitat
Forests, woodlands, and stream banks.

Harvest
Rootstock and roots in fall.

Uses
Preparations from this herb have been used as aids in dyspepsia, as antispasmodics, diaphoretics, and emmenagogues.