Orchidaceae Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight

Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper

Iroquois - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 69

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Scientific name: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
USDA symbol: CYPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Roots used with another plant for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 50147 id: 11951

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