Ericaceae Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia

Liverleaf Wintergreen

Micmac - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60

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Scientific name: Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
USDA symbol: PYASA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Liverleaf Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Parts of plant used for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 92935 id: 31771

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