Scrophulariaceae Chelone glabra L.
White Turtlehead
Iroquois - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434
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Chelone glabra L.
Scientific name: Chelone glabra L.
USDA symbol: CHGL2 (
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Common names: White Turtlehead
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Infusion of smashed roots taken as an anti-witchcraft medicine.
RECRD: 83825 id: 9364