Ranunculaceae Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark

Roundlobed Hepatica

Nanticoke - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84

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Scientific name: Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark
USDA symbol: HENOO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Roundlobed Hepatica
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Nanticoke
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Petals chewed 'to prevent fever in summer.'

RECRD: 87281 id: 16770