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    The Bloodroot is a grass-like shrub native to southwestern Australia with round tough green leaves and unusual black flowers arranged in a flowering spike. The plant gets its name from the reddish-orange color that oozes from its root when cut, due to unique chemicals found nowhere else in the plant kingdom. These chemicals show potential pharmaceutical uses. Aboriginal people called the plant Mardja and ate its peppery-tasting root both raw and roasted, using the red dye for coloring and as a treatment for dysentery.

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    The Bloodroot is a grass-like shrub native to southwestern Australia with round tough green leaves and unusual black flowers arranged in a flowering spike. The plant gets its name from the reddish-orange color that oozes from its root when cut, due to unique chemicals found nowhere else in the plant kingdom. These chemicals show potential pharmaceutical uses. Aboriginal people called the plant Mardja and ate its peppery-tasting root both raw and roasted, using the red dye for coloring and as a treatment for dysentery.

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    The Bloodroot is a grass-like shrub native to southwestern Australia with round tough green leaves and unusual black flowers arranged in a flowering spike. The plant gets its name from the reddish-orange color that oozes from its root when cut, due to unique chemicals found nowhere else in the plant kingdom. These chemicals show potential pharmaceutical uses. Aboriginal people called the plant Mardja and ate its peppery-tasting root both raw and roasted, using the red dye for coloring and as a treatment for dysentery.

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    BushTuckerFactSheet Bloodroot

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    The Bloodroot is a grass-like shrub native to southwestern Australia with round tough green leaves and unusual black flowers arranged in a flowering spike. The plant gets its name from the reddish-orange color that oozes from its root when cut, due to unique chemicals found nowhere else in the plant kingdom. These chemicals show potential pharmaceutical uses. Aboriginal people called the plant Mardja and ate its peppery-tasting root both raw and roasted, using the red dye for coloring and as a treatment for dysentery.

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    Bloodroot Scientific name: Haemodorum spicatum

    Aboriginal name: Mardja (Noongar)

    Plant habit Plant Flower Root

    About ... Family HAEMODORACEAE


    The Bloodroot is related to the Kangaroo Paws and Climate Temperate
    grows as scattered individuals or in small groups.
    Habitat Woodlands and heathlands of south
    Three species of Bloodroots were eaten by local
    western Australia
    Noongar people.
    The plant was called ‘Bloodroot’ because of the colour Form Grass-like shrub
    which oozes from the root when it is cut. The unusual Height: 0.3 – 2 m
    chemicals that cause the reddish-orange colour are
    Foliage Produces 2 – 3 round tough green leaves
    not found anywhere else in the plant kingdom. One of
    about 600 mm long each year
    these chemicals is being researched by pharmaceutical
    Long and slender
    companies due to its antibacterial and antitumour
    Turn black as they get older
    properties.
    The flowers are ‘Pollinated by native bees which are Flower Kambarang to Bunuru (Spring and Summer)
    strong enough to push open the petals, diving head first Flowering spike to 2 m
    into the flower to collect the pollen and copious nectar.’ Black flowers
    Bush Tucker Plants of the South-West. One flower spike per plant
    Flowers never open
    Fire stimulates flowering
    Aboriginal Uses
    • Has a red-coloured root system that is edible and
    is said to taste like pepper/chilli
    • Eaten either raw or roasted; may be pounded and
    added to dishes to make them spicy
    • Used to help with dysentery (diarrhoea)
    • The reddish-orange colour in the roots were used
    as a dye Developed by SERCUL for use with the Bush Tucker Education Program.
    ALGAE BUSTER

    Used as food Used as medicine Used as resources Local to SW WA

    Caution: Do not prepare bush tucker food without having been shown by Indigenous or experienced persons. PHOSPHORUS
    www.sercul.org.au/our-projects/ AWARENESS

    bushtucker/
    Some bush tucker if eaten in large quantities or not prepared correctly can cause illness. PROJECT

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