Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Menominee - Drug, Adjuvant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Dried leaves used as a seasoner to make certain female remedies taste good.

RECRD: 81798 id: 4599

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