Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Ojibwa - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 377

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Juice used as face paint for the medicine lodge ceremony or when on warpath.

RECRD: 94834 id: 37039

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