medical uses

Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. (black rattle pod)

The seeds were pulverized and mixed with buffalo fat and applied as an ointment for colic by rubbing it on the abdomen.

Betula nigra L. (black birch)

Bark mixed with water and drank to relieve indigestion.

Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. (rattle snake fern)

Root was mashed into a poultice and applied for snakebites.

Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britton. (shepards purse)

The entire plant was mixed with water and drank to relieve stomach cramps.

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