Ericaceae Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart.

Pipsissewa

Micmac - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 57

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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: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Used for kidney pains.

RECRD: 50481 id: 9631

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