Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Kidney Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102
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Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (
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Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves and twigs taken for the kidneys.
RECRD: 12645 id: 19836