Orchidaceae Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.

Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain

Potawatomi - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

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 67

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Scientific name: Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
USDA symbol: GORE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of chewed leaves and swallowed juice used for snakebite, reference from 1796.

RECRD: 86895 id: 16127

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