Ericaceae Pyrola elliptica Nutt.

Waxflower Shinleaf

Nootka - Drug, Cancer Treatment

Use documented by:
Swan, James Gilchrist, 1869, The Indians of Cape Flattery ... Washington Territory, Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution, page 79

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Scientific name: Pyrola elliptica Nutt.
USDA symbol: PYEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Waxflower Shinleaf
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Nootka
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Poultice of bruised plant applied to 'tumors.'

RECRD: 92956 id: 31796

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