Orchidaceae Malaxis unifolia Michx.

Green Addersmouth Orchid

Ojibwa - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377

View all documented uses for Malaxis unifolia Michx.

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Scientific name: Malaxis unifolia Michx.
USDA symbol: MAUN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Green Addersmouth Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Compound containing root used as a diuretic.

RECRD: 89410 id: 22184

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