- Region
- North America
- Origin
- Deciduous woods of eastern North America
- Traditions
- Haudenosaunee medicine
North America · Herb · № 939
Uvularia perfoliata
Herb · North America
Perfoliate bellwort
Uvularia perfoliata
A low plant with hanging, pale yellow bells and leaves that clasp the stem. Little is known about its compounds.
Safety notes
A broken bone needs a doctor. Traditional use is no proof of effect; consult a doctor or pharmacist if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take medication or have a medical condition.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) medicine: A fracture needs a doctor.
Preparation
The crushed roots as a poultice; a decoction of the root to wash the fracture.
Use in traditions
According to the notes in Herrick, one of the best-known Haudenosaunee remedies for setting broken bones. The mashed root is laid on the fracture and bound with a white cloth; the water the root has soaked in is drunk. A Seneca told Fenton that whoever looks for such a remedy for a broken bone lays tobacco by the first plant and takes only the second. Also used for sore eyes and, as a tea, for children's cough.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) medicine
Attributed effects
To set broken bones; also for sore eyes and children's cough.
Preparation and amount
Mash the roots, soak them in water and bind them on the fracture with a white cloth; drink the water.
Caution: A fracture needs a doctor.
- Ways to prepare herbs
- DecoctionCompress, poultice and paste