Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis L.

Red Columbine

Ponca - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82, 83

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Scientific name: Aquilegia canadensis L.
USDA symbol: AQCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Columbine
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of crushed seeds taken for fever.

RECRD: 81490 id: 3914

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