Asteraceae Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata

Parasol Aster

Potawatomi - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 50

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Scientific name: Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata
USDA symbol: DOUMU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Parasol Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Flowers smudged to repel evil spirits from sickroom.

RECRD: 82824 id: 12653

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