Orchidaceae Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 76

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Scientific name: Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
USDA symbol: GOPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Root used for rheumatism.

RECRD: 86876 id: 16108

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