Ericaceae Moneses uniflora (L.) Gray

Single Delight

Kwakiutl - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382

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Scientific name: Moneses uniflora (L.) Gray
USDA symbol: MOUN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Single Delight
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed plant applied to swellings to draw blisters.

RECRD: 89999 id: 23399