White Turtle head (Balmony) and Deer tongue, Chelone glabra L.  and Chelone sp.  Young shoots and leaves were boiled, steamed and then, typically fried.  Parboiling of these plants tenderizes, removes some of the bitterness.  Frying with grease improves the flavor.  As food said to increase appetite.

Leaf tea may treat indigestion.

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Medicine: Cherokee used the flowers in infusion to treat worms (anthelminthic) and to lower fever (febrifuge).   Floral infusion also said to be laxative.  Ointment for aerial parts (flowers and leaves) used on piles, external ulcers, herpes, breasts.  Infusion to treat jaundice (chologogue).

Micmac and Malecite, according to Moerman in his must have book: Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press,1998, used the plant to prevent pregnancy (contraceptive),