Caprifoliaceae Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.
American Fly Honeysuckle
Iroquois - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 443
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Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.
Scientific name: Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.
USDA symbol: LOCA7 (
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Common names: American Fly Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of shoots taken for chancres caused by syphilis.
RECRD: 89095 id: 21089