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Blue Flag Root

Blueflag’s sword-like leaves emerge from thick horizontal root stock (corm) which are covered with fibrous roots. This emergent will grow to heights of four feet in spreading clumps. The individual leaves are somewhat shorter than the entire plant. This species will radially grow less than 2 feet per year. The native distribution of blue flag spans from Newfoundland to Manitoba, south to Florida and Arkansas. It is typically encountered in marshes,swamps, wet meadows, along shorelines, and in forested wetlands.

	5 lb	10 lb	25lb
Blue Flag Root c/s	@ $41.58/lb	@ $37.42/lb	@ $33.68/lb
Blue Flag Root Powder	@ $30.67/lb	@ $27.44/lb	@ $24.22/lb

Properties/Uses - Blue flag root can be taken internally as a tea, the root has been used as a strong laxative or emetic that also acts strongly on the liver and promotes the excretion of excess body fluids. It is also stimulant for the circulatory and lymphatic system. Its detoxifying effect make it useful in the treatment of psoriasis, acne, herpes, arthritis, swollen glands, pelvic inflammatory disease etc. Externally, it is applied to skin diseases, wounds and rheumatic joints. The roots are harvested in late summer and early autumn and are usually dried for later use. Some native North American Indian tribes used the root as a protection against rattlesnakes. It was believed that, so long as the root was handled occasionally to ensure the scent permeated the person and their clothes, rattlesnakes would not bite them. Some tribes even used to chew the root and then hold rattlesnakes with their teeth and were not bitten so long as the scent persisted. The root is alterative, anti-inflammatory, cathartic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and sialagogue.

Botanical Name - Iris versicolor

Part Used - Root

Common Names/Synonyms - American Blue Flag, Dagger Flower, Dragon Flower, Flag Lily, Harlequin Blueflag, Liver Lily, Poison Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag , Water Iris, fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luce, clajeux

Cautions - Many plants in this genus are thought to be poisonous if ingested, so caution is advised

Blue Flag Root in smaller sizes


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