Brassicaceae Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood

Crinkleroot

Malecite - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 252

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Scientific name: Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood
USDA symbol: CADI10 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crinkleroot
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Green or dry roots chewed and used to clear the throat.

RECRD: 44121 id: 8039

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