Orchidaceae Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
Summer Coralroot
Paiute - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 60
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Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
Scientific name: Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
USDA symbol: COMAO (
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Common names: Summer Coralroot
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of stalks used to 'build up the blood' of pneumonia patients.
RECRD: 84407 id: 10690