Polygonaceae Polygonum hydropiper L.

Marshpepper Knotweed

Malecite - Drug, Kidney Aid

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: Polygonum hydropiper L.
USDA symbol: POHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Marshpepper Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of dried leaves used for dropsy.

RECRD: 44030 id: 28941

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