Ericaceae Kalmia angustifolia L.

Sheep Laurel

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 215

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Scientific name: Kalmia angustifolia L.
USDA symbol: KAAN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sheep Laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Singed, crushed leaves used like snuff for colds.

RECRD: 11131 id: 19243

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