Sparganiaceae Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray

Broadfruit Burreed

Iroquois - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 272

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Scientific name: Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: SPEU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadfruit Burreed
Family: Sparganiaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Compound poultice bound to 'soreness all over in men from being witched.'

RECRD: 95599 id: 38598

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