Ericaceae Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n

Pipsissewa

Iroquois - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407

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Scientific name: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: CHUMC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pipsissewa
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 83902 id: 9678

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