Asteraceae Crepis acuminata Nutt.
Longleaf Hawksbeard
Shoshoni - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 62
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Crepis acuminata Nutt.
Scientific name: Crepis acuminata Nutt.
USDA symbol: CRACA (
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Common names: Longleaf Hawksbeard
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of seeds or plant applied to sore breasts after childbirth.
RECRD: 84694 id: 11455