Latin name: | Pyrola asarifolia Michx. ssp. asarifolia Syn.: P. uliginosa Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr. |
Botanical family: | Pyrolaceae |
Growth habit: | Shrub |
Vernacular name(s): | wintergreen (Eng.) pyrole des marais (Fr.) |
Uses: | • | Cooked with Petasites sagittatus and the mixture used as a wash to treat chickenpox [Dene: 17]. | • | Leaves : | Used for gonorrhea, kidney trouble and for blood spitting. Decoction drunk for several ailments [Algonquians 63]. |
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