Ericaceae Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.

Bog Laurel

Kwakiutl - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380

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Scientific name: Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
USDA symbol: KAPO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bog Laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for 'spitting of blood.'

RECRD: 88335 id: 19284

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