Ericaceae Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.

Pipsissewa

Menominee - Drug, Adjuvant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35

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Scientific name: Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.
USDA symbol: CHUMC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pipsissewa
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Plant used as a seasoner to make female remedies taste good.

RECRD: 83909 id: 9623

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