Rubiaceae Galium boreale L.
Northern Bedstraw
Choctaw - Drug, Abortifacient
Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287
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Galium boreale L.
Scientific name: Galium boreale L.
USDA symbol: GACIC (
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Common names: Northern Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a 'deobstruent.'
RECRD: 86395 id: 15485