Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Micmac - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 56

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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: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Used as an abortifacient.

RECRD: 50479 id: 37024

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