Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Meskwaki - Drug, Burn Dressing

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 234

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Infusion of root used as a wash for burns and chewed root spittle applied to burn pain.

RECRD: 94771 id: 37022

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