Indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit (Eng.) petit prêcheur (Fr.) pogdjinsgwewiwazis (Malecite) sag-a-ba (Mi'kmaq) caca'gomîn (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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General medicine [Ojibwa: 86]. Steeped to make a liniment for external use [Mi'kmaq: 44; Algonquians: 63]. Scraped, pounded, moistened and applied as a poultice on abscesses and boils [Malecite: 65].
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Root bulbs :
Used to treat tuberculosis and as a general stomach medicine [Mi'kmaq 62].
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Roots :
Decoction used to treat sore eyes [Ojibwa 47, 86].