Caprifoliaceae Lonicera canadensis Bartr. ex Marsh.
American Fly Honeysuckle
Montagnais - Drug, Diuretic
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
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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: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Infusion of vines taken as a diuretic.
RECRD: 89098 id: 21092