Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Penobscot - Drug, Venereal 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 311

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Scientific name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: STAMA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Claspleaf Twistedstalk
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 95759 id: 38974

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