Rosaceae Geum rivale L.

Purple Avens

Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 354

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for fevers.

RECRD: 86613 id: 15912

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