Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Menominee - Drug, Adjuvant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 44

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Scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis L.
USDA symbol: SACA13 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bloodroot
Family: Papaveraceae
Family (APG): Papaveraceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Root often added to medicines to strengthen their effect.

RECRD: 94822 id: 37016

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