Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Montagnais - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314

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Scientific name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: STAMA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Claspleaf Twistedstalk
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Infusion of stems and berries taken 'for sickness in general.'

RECRD: 95755 id: 38966

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