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Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Carrier Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 74
Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Montagnais Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Mashed plant used for 'inflammation of the limbs.'
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314
Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of the whole plant applied to the head for headaches.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18
Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of the whole plant applied to the child's head to insure him a long life.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18
Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Psychological Aid
Poultice of the whole plant applied to the child's head to insure him a long life.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18
Linnaea borealis L.
Twinflower
USDA LIBOA
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of plant used as a medicine for unspecified purpose.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of entire plant used by pregnant women to insure the good health of the child.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 235
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of entire plant used for menstrual difficulties.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 235
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of twigs given to children with fever.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of twigs given to children with cramps.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of twigs given to children with cramps, fever or for crying.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Iroquois Drug, Sedative
Decoction of twigs given to children for crying.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 444
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid
Entire plant used for unspecified female troubles.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 45, 46
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult‚n
Longtube Twinflower
USDA LIBOL2
Snohomish Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47