Liliaceae Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth

Bride's Bonnet

Bella Coola - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53

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Scientific name: Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth
USDA symbol: CLUN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bride's Bonnet
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Poultice of toasted leaf applied to eyes.

RECRD: 84256 id: 10412