Asteraceae Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.

Pale Purple Coneflower

Dakota - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361

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: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken as a vermifuge.

RECRD: 85286 id: 12849

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