Scrophulariaceae Chelone glabra L.

White Turtlehead

Iroquois - Drug, Liver Aid

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434

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Scientific name: Chelone glabra L.
USDA symbol: CHGL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Turtlehead
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken for too much gall.

RECRD: 83824 id: 9363

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