Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull Thistle

Delaware - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36

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Scientific name: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
USDA symbol: CIVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bull Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Hot infusion of roots or twigs used as a steam treatment for muscular swellings and stiff joints.

RECRD: 42744 id: 10036

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