Balsaminaceae Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Pale Touchmenot
Ojibwa - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2311
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Impatiens pallida Nutt.
Scientific name: Impatiens pallida Nutt.
USDA symbol: IMPA (
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Common names: Pale Touchmenot
Family: Balsaminaceae
Family (APG): Balsaminaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Juice rubbed on sores.
RECRD: 6091 id: 17795