Polygalaceae Polygala senega L.

Seneca Snakeroot

Malecite - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244

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Scientific name: Polygala senega L.
USDA symbol: POSE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Seneca Snakeroot
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Dried roots chewed for colds.

RECRD: 44031 id: 28798

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