Ranunculaceae Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark
Roundlobed Hepatica
Potawatomi - Drug, Other
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 74
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Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark
Scientific name: Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyermark
USDA symbol: HENOO (
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Common names: Roundlobed Hepatica
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Infusion of root and leaves taken for vertigo.
RECRD: 87282 id: 16771