Rubiaceae Mitchella repens L.

Partridgeberry

Iroquois - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches.

RECRD: 89824 id: 23116

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