Polymnia canadensis L.
Common names: Whiteflower Leafcup
Species details (USDA):
USDA POCA11
Documented uses
2 uses documented
Houma
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Speck, Frank G.,
1941,
A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana,
Primitive Man 14:49-75,
pages 63)
Iroquois
Drug, Toothache Remedy
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 468)