Rosaceae Geum rivale L.

Purple Avens

Malecite - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255

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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: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of one root used by children with diarrhea.

RECRD: 44139 id: 15913

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