Ranunculaceae Anemone canadensis L.

Canadian Anemone

Meskwaki - Drug, Eye Medicine

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 238

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Scientific name: Anemone canadensis L.
USDA symbol: ANCA8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Anemone
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of root used as a wash for crossed eyes, eye twitch and eye poisoning.

RECRD: 81151 id: 3330

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