Ericaceae Moneses uniflora (L.) Gray

Single Delight

Salish, Coast - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 83

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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of leaves applied to draw out the pus from boils or abscesses.

RECRD: 47565 id: 23404

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