Orchidaceae Cypripedium acaule Ait.

Pink Lady's Slipper

Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 128

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Scientific name: Cypripedium acaule Ait.
USDA symbol: CYAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pink Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of roots used by children for kidney troubles.

RECRD: 50233 id: 11907

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