European wild ginger | herb | Britannica
herb
Also known as: Asarum europaeum, asarabacca
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European wild ginger, or asarabacca (A. europaeum), a creeping plant with glossy leaves and bell-shaped brown flowers, is native to Europe and Asia. It was formerly used in various medicines, particularly purgatives, and in snuff.
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