Botanical Name: Iris versicolor
Common Names: poison flag, water flay, water lily, flay
lily, fleur-de-lis,
liver lily, snake lily, flowed-de-luce
Medicinal
Properties: Alterative, resolvent, sialagogue, laxative, diuretic,
vermifuge.
The root is the part used.
Useful in cancer, rheumatism, dropsy, impurity of blood, constipation, syphilis, skin diseases, liver troubles, and as a laxative. It is very relaxing and stimulating.
Adopted from Kloss, 1939