Geraniaceae Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv.

Richardson's Geranium

Cheyenne - Drug, Nose Medicine

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 179

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Scientific name: Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv.
USDA symbol: GERI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Richardson's Geranium
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Nose Medicine
Notes: Pulverized leaf rubbed on the nose and powder snuffed up the nostrils for nosebleeds.

RECRD: 1980 id: 15846

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