Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia

Blacksamson Echinacea

Kiowa - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57

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Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia
USDA symbol: ECANA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Ground root chewed for sore throats.

RECRD: 85224 id: 12827

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