Brassicaceae Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood
Crinkleroot
Delaware - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37
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Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood
Scientific name: Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood
USDA symbol: CADI10 (
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Common names: Crinkleroot
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Roots used as a stomach medicine.
RECRD: 42769 id: 8022