Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis canadensis L.

Canadian Lousewort

Menominee - Drug, Love Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81

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Scientific name: Pedicularis canadensis L.
USDA symbol: PECAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Lousewort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Love Medicine
Notes: Root carried on the person who is contemplating making love advances.

RECRD: 1220 id: 25650

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