Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Jewelweed
Ojibwa - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357358
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Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Scientific name: Impatiens capensis Meerb.
USDA symbol: IMCA (
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Common names: Jewelweed
Family: Balsaminaceae
Family (APG): Balsaminaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Infusion of leaves used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
RECRD: 87738 id: 17769