Orchidaceae Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

Summer Coralroot

Iroquois - Drug, Hunting Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291

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Scientific name: Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
USDA symbol: COMAO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Summer Coralroot
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Root placed in a half cup of water and used to wash guns and clothes as a hunting medicine.

RECRD: 84401 id: 10683

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