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Potentilla canadensis

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Potentilla canadensis
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P. canadensis
Binomial name
Potentilla canadensis

Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to North America.[1]

The Iroquois take a pounded infusion of the roots as an antidiarrheal.[2] The Natchez give the plant as a drug for those believed to be bewitched.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POCA17
  2. ^ Herrick, James William (1977). Iroquois Medical Botany (PhD thesis). Albany: State University of New York. p. 353.
  3. ^ Swanton, John R (1928). "Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians". SI-BAE Annual Report. 42: 667. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)