Ericaceae Gaylussacia sp.

Huckleberry

Rappahannock - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 34

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Scientific name: Gaylussacia sp.
Common names: Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Rappahannock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of dried or fresh roots taken for the stomach.

RECRD: 86490 id: 15746