Rosaceae Geum macrophyllum Willd.

Largeleaf Avens

Hesquiat - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 72

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Scientific name: Geum macrophyllum Willd.
USDA symbol: GEMAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Largeleaf Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Young, small leaves chewed after childbirth to heal the womb.

RECRD: 704 id: 15898

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