Liliaceae Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal

Rosy Twistedstalk

Potawatomi - Drug, Cough Medicine

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 63

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Scientific name: Streptopus lanceolatus var. roseus (Michx.) Reveal
USDA symbol: STLAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rosy Twistedstalk
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Root used to make a cough syrup or tea.

RECRD: 95767 id: 38991

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