Rosaceae Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Yellow Avens
Malecite - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249
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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: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of one root used by children with croup.
RECRD: 44087 id: 15875