Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album L.

Lambsquarters

Iroquois - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Compound used as salve on burns.

RECRD: 83830 id: 9393

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