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

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

Mohegan - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265

View all documented uses for Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Poultice of mashed leaves used for babies with sore mouths.

RECRD: 86883 id: 16115

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