Ericaceae Pyrola asarifolia Michx.

Liverleaf Wintergreen

Karok - Drug, Sedative

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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Scientific name: Pyrola asarifolia Michx.
USDA symbol: PYASA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Liverleaf Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a steam bath for 'goofy' child in the Brush Dance.

RECRD: 92932 id: 31767

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