Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
Shuswap - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 62
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Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (
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Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plants used for blindness, sore eyes and poison ivy.
RECRD: 88575 id: 19850