Liliaceae Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link

Starry False Solomon's Seal

Delaware - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38

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Scientific name: Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
USDA symbol: MAST4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Starry False Solomon's Seal
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Roots combined with others and used to cleanse the system.

RECRD: 42790 id: 22142

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