Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis canadensis L.
Canadian Lousewort
Meskwaki - Drug, Internal Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
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Pedicularis canadensis L.
Scientific name: Pedicularis canadensis L.
USDA symbol: PECAC3 (
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Common names: Canadian Lousewort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Internal Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for internal swelling and poultice applied for external swelling.
RECRD: 90895 id: 25654