Liliaceae Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Feather Solomon's Seal
Meskwaki - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230231
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Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Scientific name: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
USDA symbol: MARAR (
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Common names: Feather Solomon's Seal
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Compound containing root used to loosen the bowels.
RECRD: 95295 id: 22097