Ericaceae Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Black Huckleberry

Iroquois - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96

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Scientific name: Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
USDA symbol: GABA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Berries considered 'good' for the blood.

RECRD: 44242 id: 15729

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