Ericaceae Gaultheria procumbens L.

Eastern Teaberry

Menominee - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35

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Scientific name: Gaultheria procumbens L.
USDA symbol: GAPR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Teaberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Infusion of leaf and berry taken for rheumatism.

RECRD: 86459 id: 15610

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