Latin name: Sanicula marilandica L.
Botanical family: Apiaceae
Growth habit: Herb
Vernacular name(s): black snakeroot (Eng.)
sanicle du Maryland (Fr.)
midwiminigak atho'sis wimi'nol (Malecite)
masan (Ojibwa)
Uses:
Roots :Steeped and given in irregular menstruation [Malecite 65]. Used as a poultice on cure snake bites. Tea used to cure fevers [Ojibwa 87].