Geraniaceae Geranium maculatum L.
Spotted Geranium
Meskwaki - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222
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Geranium maculatum L.
Scientific name: Geranium maculatum L.
USDA symbol: GEMA (
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Common names: Spotted Geranium
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Compound containing root used for diarrhea.
RECRD: 86544 id: 15833