Rosaceae Geum calthifolium Menzies ex Sm.

Calthaleaf Avens

Aleut - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427

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Scientific name: Geum calthifolium Menzies ex Sm.
USDA symbol: GECA6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Calthaleaf Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to sores 'that refused to heal.'

RECRD: 86592 id: 15883

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