Rubiaceae Galium tinctorium (L.) Scop.

Stiff Marsh Bedstraw

Ojibwa - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386387

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Scientific name: Galium tinctorium (L.) Scop.
USDA symbol: GATI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stiff Marsh Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Infusion of whole plant used for 'beneficial effect upon the respiratory organs.'

RECRD: 86420 id: 15515

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