Liliaceae Uvularia grandiflora Sm.
Largeflower Bellwort
Potawatomi - Drug, Analgesic
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 56, 57
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Uvularia grandiflora Sm.
Scientific name: Uvularia grandiflora Sm.
USDA symbol: UVGR (
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Common names: Largeflower Bellwort
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of root used for backache or with lard as a salve for sore muscles.
RECRD: 96754 id: 41935