arum maculatum

action	expectorant, incisive, poison, stomachic, vesicant
common name	arum, cockoopint, cocky baby, cypress powder, dragon root, gaglee, ladysmock, lords and ladies, portland arrowroot, starchwort, wake-robin
contains	poison
family	araceae
native habitat	deciduous forests, near hedges and bushes, shady places
range	egypt, europe, turkey, us
use	poison
used to treat	asthma, bronchitis, chronic catarrh, dyspepsia, flatulence, palsy, polyps (nose), rheumatism, ringworm, snake bite, sore throat, sores, stroke, swelling, ulcer
comments	It is mixed with honey or syrup for internal use and as an ointment for external use. For sore throat, gargle the decoction by itself. An ointment made with arum is used for sores and ringworm. For swelling simmer arum with cumin in wine or oil to make a plaster. The rootstock is poison when fresh but edible when dried or sufficiently cooked. Its flowers trap insects which the plant digests for food.