Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth
Missouri Gourd
Pawnee - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116117
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Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth
Scientific name: Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth
USDA symbol: CUFO (
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Common names: Missouri Gourd
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Pawnee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Root used for any ailment, according to the doctrine of signatures.
RECRD: 84750 id: 11628