Orchidaceae Cypripedium acaule Ait.

Pink Lady's Slipper

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 143

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Scientific name: Cypripedium acaule Ait.
USDA symbol: CYAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pink Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Roots used for venereal disease.

RECRD: 11055 id: 11905

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