Liliaceae Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.

Yellow Bluebeadlily

Iroquois - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 283

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Scientific name: Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
USDA symbol: CLBO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Bluebeadlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Compound decoction of smashed whole plants taken for sugar diabetes.

RECRD: 84247 id: 10401