Boraginaceae Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don

Mountain Bluebells

Cheyenne - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 16

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Scientific name: Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don
USDA symbol: MECIC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Bluebells
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of leaves used for measles and smallpox.

RECRD: 44688 id: 22976

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