Ericaceae Pterospora andromedea Nutt.

Woodland Pinedrops

Cheyenne - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 39

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Scientific name: Pterospora andromedea Nutt.
USDA symbol: PTAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woodland Pinedrops
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Cold infusion of stem and berries taken for 'bleeding at the lungs.'

RECRD: 92850 id: 31568

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