Ericaceae Monotropa uniflora L.
Indianpipe
Mohegan - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 130
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Monotropa uniflora L.
Scientific name: Monotropa uniflora L.
USDA symbol: MOUN3 (
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Common names: Indianpipe
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Leaves used for colds and fever.
RECRD: 90012 id: 23427