Ericaceae Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
Liverleaf Wintergreen
Karok - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387
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Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
Scientific name: Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
USDA symbol: PYASA (
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Common names: Liverleaf Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for 'goofy' child in the Brush Dance.
RECRD: 92930 id: 31765