Sarraceniaceae Sarracenia purpurea L.

Purple Pitcherplant

Penobscot - Drug, Kidney Aid

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 310

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Scientific name: Sarracenia purpurea L.
USDA symbol: SAPUP6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Purple Pitcherplant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Family (APG): Sarraceniaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant 'supposedly' taken for kidney trouble.

RECRD: 94917 id: 37208

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