Ericaceae Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
Liverleaf Wintergreen
Penobscot - Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311
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Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
Scientific name: Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
USDA symbol: PYASA (
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Common names: Liverleaf Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.'
RECRD: 92937 id: 31773