Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 171

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Scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis L.
USDA symbol: SACA13 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bloodroot
Family: Papaveraceae
Family (APG): Papaveraceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Root chewed for heart trouble.

RECRD: 11083 id: 36933

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