Menyanthaceae Menyanthes trifoliata L.
Common Buckbean
Aleut - Drug, Carminative
Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427
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Menyanthes trifoliata L.
Scientific name: Menyanthes trifoliata L.
USDA symbol: METR3 (
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Common names: Common Buckbean
Family: Menyanthaceae
Family (APG): Menyanthaceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Carminative
Notes: Compound containing roots taken as a tonic for gas pains.
RECRD: 89722 id: 22944