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 | | The juice of the berries, mixed with alum, yields a fl dye. |
 | | There are two varieties of this species, one of British origin, only distinguished from the rest of the species by its berries being red, instead of fl and the other an American plant (Actaea alba, or White Cohosh) with white berries. |
 | | The American species is considered by the natives a valuable remedy against snake-bite, especially of the rattlesnake, hence it is - with several other plants - sometimes known as one of the 'Rattlesnake herbs.' |
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