Polygonaceae Polygonum sp.

Smartweed

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 161

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Scientific name: Polygonum sp.
Common names: Smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Leaves used for bleeding.

RECRD: 11075 id: 28970

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