Ranunculaceae Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
Threeleaf Goldthread
Ojibwa - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 383
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Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
Scientific name: Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
USDA symbol: COTR2 (
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Common names: Threeleaf Goldthread
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Decoction of root used to soothe mouth of teething baby.
RECRD: 84394 id: 10674