Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.

Blacksamson Echinacea

Montana Indian - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Dried root with 'smarting, acrid taste' caused a profuse flow of saliva.

RECRD: 85225 id: 12773

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