Asteraceae Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.

Pale Purple Coneflower

Cheyenne - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20

View all documented uses for Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ECPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pale Purple Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Root chewed to increase the flow of saliva and prevent thirst.

RECRD: 85282 id: 12838

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