Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Jewelweed

Ojibwa - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357358

View all documented uses for Impatiens capensis Meerb.

---

Scientific name: Impatiens capensis Meerb.
USDA symbol: IMCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jewelweed
Family: Balsaminaceae
Family (APG): Balsaminaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Juice of fresh plant rubbed on head for headache.

RECRD: 87737 id: 17768

---