Search for Pontederiaceae found 4 matches:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
Kidneyleaf Mudplantain; Pontederiaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Hot poultice of root applied to inflamed wounds and sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 45)
Pontederia cordata L.
Pickerelweed; Pontederiaceae
Malecite Drug (Contraceptive)
Infusion of plant used to prevent pregnancy.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 259)
Pontederia cordata L.
Pickerelweed; Pontederiaceae
Micmac Drug (Contraceptive)
Herbs used to prevent pregnancy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 59)
Pontederia cordata L.
Pickerelweed; Pontederiaceae
Montagnais Drug (Panacea)
"Brew" from plant used for "illness in general."
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 315)