Liliaceae Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth

Bride's Bonnet

Micmac - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317

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Scientific name: Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth
USDA symbol: CLUN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bride's Bonnet
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Root juice taken with water for gravel.

RECRD: 95341 id: 10418