Polemoniaceae Phlox pilosa L.

Downy Phlox

Meskwaki - Drug, Blood 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 235

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Scientific name: Phlox pilosa L.
USDA symbol: PHPIP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Downy Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken to cure and purify blood.

RECRD: 91139 id: 26473

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