Liliaceae Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Canada Beadruby

Montagnais - Drug, Analgesic

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 314

View all documented uses for Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Scientific name: Maianthemum canadense Desf.
USDA symbol: MACA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canada Beadruby
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for headache.

RECRD: 89396 id: 22036