Balsaminaceae Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Pale Touchmenot

Cherokee - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41

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Scientific name: Impatiens pallida Nutt.
USDA symbol: IMPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pale Touchmenot
Family: Balsaminaceae
Family (APG): Balsaminaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Crushed leaves rubbed on 'child's sour stomach.'

RECRD: 87752 id: 17786

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