Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.

Blacksamson Echinacea

Montana Indian - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

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

View all documented uses for Echinacea angustifolia DC.

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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: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Root used as an antidote for rattlesnake bites.

RECRD: 85226 id: 12774

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