Fabaceae Dalea villosa var. villosa

Silky Prairieclover

Lakota - Drug, Cathartic

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 47

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Scientific name: Dalea villosa var. villosa
USDA symbol: DAVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silky Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Roots used as a purge.

RECRD: 4885 id: 12032