Ranunculaceae Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.

Western White Clematis

Lakota - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 55

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Scientific name: Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: CLLIL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western White Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for headaches.

RECRD: 4927 id: 10218