Rubiaceae Galium sp.

Bedstraw

Iroquois - Drug, Basket Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 439

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Scientific name: Galium sp.
Common names: Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Basket Medicine
Notes: Cold infusion of smashed roots used as a 'basket or peddler's medicine.'

RECRD: 86416 id: 15509