Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder

Bog Labradortea

Chippewa - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354

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Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Powder containing powdered root applied to burns.

RECRD: 88550 id: 19771

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