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MeSH Heading: Asarum
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.096.233
Unique ID: D030023
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D030023
Annotation: snakeroot may or may not go here, check text; note entry term WILD GINGER: GINGER is also available
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Asarum canadense; Canada Snakeroot; Ginger, Wild; Snakeroot, Canada; Wild Ginger
Related Numbers: txid28498
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0385659
Terms: Asarum canadense Preferred Term
Term UI T444856
Date04/26/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Canada Snakeroot
Term UI T444857
Date04/26/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Wild Ginger
Term UI T444858
Date04/26/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Snakeroot, Canada
Term UI T447274
Date05/21/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Ginger, Wild
Term UI T447275
Date05/21/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

Asarum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025