Fabaceae Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh

American Licorice

Cheyenne - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 28

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Scientific name: Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
USDA symbol: GLLE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Licorice
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of roots or leaves taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 86789 id: 16038

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