Rosaceae Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Yellow Avens
Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 353
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Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Scientific name: Geum aleppicum Jacq.
USDA symbol: GEAL3 (
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Common names: Yellow Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for high fevers.
RECRD: 86583 id: 15870