Brassicaceae Cardamine douglassii Britt.

Limestone Bittercress

Iroquois - Drug, Antidote

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 340

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Scientific name: Cardamine douglassii Britt.
USDA symbol: CADO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Limestone Bittercress
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidote
Notes: Infusion of smashed roots used to counteract any kind of poison.

RECRD: 83372 id: 8045