Liliaceae Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum

Feather Solomon's Seal

Potawatomi - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 63

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Scientific name: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
USDA symbol: MARAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feather Solomon's Seal
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Root smudged on coals and used to revive comatose patient.

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