Liliaceae Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium
Chippewa - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362
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Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Scientific name: Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
USDA symbol: TRGR4 (
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Common names: Snow Trillium
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Decoction of root 'pricked in with needles' near sore joints.
RECRD: 96361 id: 40702