Latin name:
Geum macrophyllum
Willd.
Botanical family:
Rosaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
large-leaved avens (Eng.)
benoîte à grande feuilles (Fr.)
kakwithitamowask, saw-gee-too-wusk (Cree)
wica'wasa'konek (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Used as a "female remedy" [Ojibwa: 87]. or as component of a compound medicine [Metis: 13].
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Roots :
Decoction used in combination with other plants to treat teething pain [Cree 95].