Ericaceae Pyrola asarifolia Michx.

Liverleaf Wintergreen

Shoshoni - Drug, Liver Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 128

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Scientific name: Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
USDA symbol: PYASA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Liverleaf Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken for liver trouble.

RECRD: 92942 id: 31768

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