Ranunculaceae Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.

Threeleaf Goldthread

Menominee - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48

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Scientific name: Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
USDA symbol: COTR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Threeleaf Goldthread
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Astringent root used as a wash for oral cankers and babies' teething pains.

RECRD: 84384 id: 10663

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