Polygalaceae Polygala polygama Walt.

Racemed Milkwort

Montagnais - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314

View all documented uses for Polygala polygama Walt.

---

Scientific name: Polygala polygama Walt.
USDA symbol: POPO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Racemed Milkwort
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a cough medicine.

RECRD: 91899 id: 28766

---