Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull Thistle

Iroquois - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 63

View all documented uses for Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Decoction of whole plant taken and poultice of plant and wool applied to hemorrhoids.

RECRD: 50127 id: 10041

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