Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium sp.
Club Moss
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 120
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Lycopodium sp.
Scientific name: Lycopodium sp.
Common names: Club Moss
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Used to make a medicinal tea for inducing labor and making childbirth easier.
RECRD: 10999 id: 21516