BLUE FLAG

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

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