Liliaceae Allium tricoccum Ait.

Wild Leek

Iroquois - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 281

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Scientific name: Allium tricoccum Ait.
USDA symbol: ALTR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Leek
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of plant taken as a spring tonic and 'cleans you out.'

RECRD: 80865 id: 2292