Rosaceae Geum rivale L.

Purple Avens

Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129

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Scientific name: Geum rivale L.
USDA symbol: GERI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Purple Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Decoction of roots boiled four times and used for the spitting of blood.

RECRD: 50244 id: 15910

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