Polemoniaceae Polemonium reptans L.

Greek Valerian

Meskwaki - Drug, Diuretic

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 235236

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Scientific name: Polemonium reptans L.
USDA symbol: PORER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greek Valerian
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Compound containing root used as powerful urinary.

RECRD: 91888 id: 28729

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