Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Common Chickweed

Iroquois - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41

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Scientific name: Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
USDA symbol: STMEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chickweed
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of plant fragments with other plants applied for swellings.

RECRD: 50039 id: 38857

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