Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea arborescens L.

Wild Hydrangea

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Liver Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 76

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Scientific name: Hydrangea arborescens L.
USDA symbol: HYAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family (APG): Hydrangeaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Root combined with root of iris versicolor and used for gallstones.

RECRD: 87565 id: 17496