Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
Lanceleaf Figwort
Iroquois - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434
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Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
Scientific name: Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh
USDA symbol: SCLA (
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Common names: Lanceleaf Figwort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots taken by women for the blood after childbirth.
RECRD: 95019 id: 37566