Sparganiaceae Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray

Broadfruit Burreed

Iroquois - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 71

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Scientific name: Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: SPEU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadfruit Burreed
Family: Sparganiaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of whole plant and other plant leaves used for chills.

RECRD: 50055 id: 38596

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