Orchidaceae Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

Summer Coralroot

Shoshoni - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 60

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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Infusion of dried stalks taken to build up the blood of pneumonia patients.

RECRD: 84410 id: 10693

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