Ericaceae Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
Kwakiutl - Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380
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Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Scientific name: Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
USDA symbol: KAPO (
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Common names: Bog Laurel
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for 'spitting of blood.'
RECRD: 88335 id: 19284