Liliaceae Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
Yellow Bluebeadlily
Ojibwa - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430
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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of roots used on wound caused by dog's northern clintonia poisoned teeth.
RECRD: 245 id: 10404