Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.

Blacksamson Echinacea

Lakota - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

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 37

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Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia DC.
USDA symbol: ECANA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots applied to swellings.

RECRD: 4831 id: 12765

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