Sarraceniaceae Sarracenia purpurea L.
Purple Pitcherplant
Potawatomi - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 82
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Sarracenia purpurea L.
Scientific name: Sarracenia purpurea L.
USDA symbol: SAPUP6 (
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Common names: Purple Pitcherplant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Family (APG): Sarraceniaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Foliage used to make a 'squaw remedy.'
RECRD: 94918 id: 37209