Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Abnaki - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154

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Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Roots used for coughs.

RECRD: 50303 id: 9253

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