Orchidaceae Cypripedium arietinum Ait. f.

Ramhead Lady's Slipper

Iroquois - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 288

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Scientific name: Cypripedium arietinum Ait. f.
USDA symbol: CYAR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ramhead Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of whole plant taken for intestinal trouble with inflation and pains.

RECRD: 84851 id: 11926

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