Liliaceae Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong
White Bluebeadlily
Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 283
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Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong
Scientific name: Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong
USDA symbol: CLUM2 (
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Common names: White Bluebeadlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken for chills.
RECRD: 84252 id: 10409