Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Eskimo, Alaska - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36

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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: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of old, dry leaves used as a laxative.

RECRD: 32800 id: 9275

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