Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.

Lambsquarters

Cree, Woodlands - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 35

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Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.
USDA symbol: CHALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lambsquarters
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Woodlands
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for painful limbs.

RECRD: 5437 id: 9380