Liliaceae Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.

Yellow Bluebeadlily

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373

View all documented uses for Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of root used to aid parturition.

RECRD: 84250 id: 10405

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