Nymphaeaceae Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Yellow Pondlily

Potawatomi - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 65

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Scientific name: Nuphar lutea ssp. advena (Ait.) Kartesz & Gandhi
USDA symbol: NULUA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Pondlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded root applied for 'many inflammatory diseases.'

RECRD: 90273 id: 24075