Ericaceae Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n

Marsh Labradortea

Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 32

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Scientific name: Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (Ait.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: LEPAD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Marsh Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Burning dried stalk shaken around head and shoulders of sick child.

RECRD: 88580 id: 19886

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