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This is a half-hardy shrub growing to 4 or 5 feet high. It has downy leaves and stems and small ornamental white flowers in great numbers, coming into bloom June or July, followed by bluntly triangular seedvessels. It is usually called 'New Jersey Tea' in America because its leaves were used as a substitute for tea during the War of Independence. Red Root has historically been used as a tonic, astringent and stimulant to mucous membranes, expectorant. Glandular alterative that promotes decongestion in the portal circulation, lymphatic tissue, liver, and especially the spleen. Facilitates drainage of cysts and swollen glands.
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