Caryophyllaceae Silene latifolia ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
Bladder Campion
Ojibwa - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 361
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Silene latifolia ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
Scientific name: Silene latifolia ssp. alba (P. Mill.) Greuter & Burdet
USDA symbol: SILAA3 (
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Common names: Bladder Campion
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of root used as a physic.
RECRD: 89232 id: 37987