Latin Name: Veronicastrum virginicum
Alternate Names: Black Root, Physic Root, Bowman’s Root, Leptandra, Brinton Root
Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Parts Used: Rhizome, root (aged for a year before using).
Properties: Antispasmodic, Bitter Tonic, Cathartic, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Hepatic, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic.
Internal Uses: Bloating, Dyspepsia, Enteritis, Flatulence, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Rectal Prolapse
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
It is a mild cathartic and laxative. [...]