Liliaceae Lilium philadelphicum L.

Wood Lily

Micmac - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58

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Scientific name: Lilium philadelphicum L.
USDA symbol: LIPHP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wood Lily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Roots used for coughs.

RECRD: 88705 id: 20309