Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Blacksamson Echinacea
Lakota - Drug, Throat Aid
Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 47
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Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia DC.
USDA symbol: ECANA (
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Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Roots chewed for tonsillitis.
RECRD: 46126 id: 12770