Gentianaceae Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia

Agueweed

Meskwaki - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222

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Scientific name: Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia
USDA symbol: GEQUQ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Agueweed
Family: Gentianaceae
Family (APG): Gentianaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Liquid from root used for hemorrhages.

RECRD: 86521 id: 15786

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