Primulaceae Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis

Maystar

Montagnais - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

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: Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis
USDA symbol: TRBOB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Maystar
Family: Primulaceae
Family (APG): Primulaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for consumption.

RECRD: 96329 id: 40584