Saxifragaceae Heuchera americana var. hispida (Pursh) E. Wells

Hairy Alumroot

Menominee - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53

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Scientific name: Heuchera americana var. hispida (Pursh) E. Wells
USDA symbol: HEAMH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of root used for diarrhea.

RECRD: 87410 id: 17042

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