Violaceae Viola conspersa Reichenb.
American Dog Violet
Ojibwa - Drug, Heart Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 392
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Viola conspersa Reichenb.
Scientific name: Viola conspersa Reichenb.
USDA symbol: VILA10 (
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Common names: American Dog Violet
Family: Violaceae
Family (APG): Violaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken for heart trouble.
RECRD: 97238 id: 43263