Ericaceae Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow

Creeping Snowberry

Anticosti - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68

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Scientific name: Gaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow
USDA symbol: GAHI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Creeping Snowberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Anticosti
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Used to facilitate sleeping.

RECRD: 50465 id: 15559

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