Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea odorata Ait.

American White Waterlily

Micmac - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58

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Scientific name: Nymphaea odorata Ait.
USDA symbol: NYODO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American White Waterlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Leaves used for limb swellings and colds.

RECRD: 90310 id: 24160

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