Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Malecite - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 250

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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: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Roots boiled and used for bleeding piles.

RECRD: 44098 id: 37013

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