Rosaceae Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Yellow Avens
Ojibwa, South - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200
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Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Scientific name: Geum aleppicum Jacq.
USDA symbol: GEAL3 (
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Common names: Yellow Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa, South
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Weak decoction of root taken for cough.
RECRD: 86589 id: 15880