Liliaceae Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
Yellow Bluebeadlily
Iroquois - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 283
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Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
Scientific name: Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
USDA symbol: CLBO3 (
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Common names: Yellow Bluebeadlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Compound decoction of smashed whole plants taken for sugar diabetes.
RECRD: 84247 id: 10401