anagallis arvensis

action	antidote, canicide, diuretic, expectorant, hirudicide, nervine, piscicide
body	brain
common name	pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel
contains	poison
family	primulaceae
range	acadia national park, assateague island national seashore, big thicket n. preserve, cabrillo national monument, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, channel island national park, chesapeake and ohio canal, chiricahua national monument, colonial national historic park, death valley national monument, europe, fort pulaski national monument, golden gate natl. rec. area, gulf island national seashore, haleakala national park, hopewell furnace national historic site, iraq, jean lafitte national historic park, kalaupapa national historic park, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, national capital region - east, organ pipe cactus national monument, pinnacles national monument, point reyes national seashore, redwood national park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, san antonio missions national monument, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, sequoia & kings canyon national park, shenandoah national park, spain, sudan, turkey, uk, us
use	poison
used to treat	cancer, depurative, dog bites, dropsy, leprosy, rabies, splinters
comments	Can be poisonous and should be used with caution.