Scrophulariaceae Chelone glabra L.
White Turtlehead
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 230
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Chelone glabra L.
Scientific name: Chelone glabra L.
USDA symbol: CHGL2 (
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Common names: White Turtlehead
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Infusion of roots and cedar bark used as a medicinal tea.
RECRD: 11144 id: 9356