Orchidaceae Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

Mohegan - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72

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Scientific name: Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
USDA symbol: GOPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Mashed leaves used to wipe out infants' mouths to prevent soreness.

RECRD: 86882 id: 16114

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