Berberidaceae Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.

Blue Cohosh

Mohegan - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128

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Scientific name: Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
USDA symbol: CATH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Cohosh
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Root, 'very rare,' used for kidney disorders.

RECRD: 83590 id: 8577

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