Ranunculaceae Ranunculus abortivus L.

Littleleaf Buttercup

Meskwaki - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 239

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Scientific name: Ranunculus abortivus L.
USDA symbol: RAAB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Littleleaf Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Root used as a styptic for nosebleeds.

RECRD: 93259 id: 32644

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