Araceae Calla palustris L.

Water Arum

Gitksan - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53

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Scientific name: Calla palustris L.
USDA symbol: CAPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Water Arum
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for influenza and hemorrhage.

RECRD: 83274 id: 7656

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