Rubiaceae Mitchella repens L.

Partridgeberry

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76

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Scientific name: Mitchella repens L.
USDA symbol: MIRE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Partridgeberry
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for 'suppressed menses.'

RECRD: 89812 id: 23103

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