Ranunculaceae Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
Threeleaf Goldthread
Potawatomi - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 74
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Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
Scientific name: Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
USDA symbol: COTR2 (
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Common names: Threeleaf Goldthread
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Roots used especially for pain of teething babies.
RECRD: 84398 id: 10680