Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Penobscot - Drug, Preventive Medicine

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311

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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: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Preventive Medicine
Notes: Bits of dried root worn as a necklace to prevent bleeding.

RECRD: 94843 id: 37054

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