🌿Western Herbalism🪶Indigenous / Native American
Poke Root
Phytolacca americana
About Poke Root
Poke Root (Phytolacca americana) is a herb used in the Western Herbalism and Indigenous / Native American traditions to help with Lymph, Immune Support, Inflammation, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The root is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Phytolacca americana, the American pokeweed or simply pokeweed, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae growing up to 8 feet (2 meters) in height. It is native to the eastern United States and has significant toxicity.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root · both