Boraginaceae Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale (Fern.) Cooperrider

Wild Comfrey

Ojibwa - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 359360

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Scientific name: Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale (Fern.) Cooperrider
USDA symbol: CYVIB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Comfrey
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Plant burned on live coals and fumes inhaled for headaches.

RECRD: 84813 id: 11867

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