Ericaceae Gaultheria procumbens L.
Eastern Teaberry
Potawatomi - Drug, Analgesic
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 56, 57
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Gaultheria procumbens L.
Scientific name: Gaultheria procumbens L.
USDA symbol: GAPR2 (
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Common names: Eastern Teaberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of leaves used for lumbago and rheumatism.
RECRD: 86463 id: 15619