Liliaceae Maianthemum canadense Desf.

Canada Beadruby

Ojibwa - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 373374

View all documented uses for Maianthemum canadense Desf.

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Plant used 'to keep the kidneys open during pregnancy.'

RECRD: 89399 id: 22039

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