Asteraceae Erigeron philadelphicus L.

Philadelphia Fleabane

Ojibwa - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364

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Scientific name: Erigeron philadelphicus L.
USDA symbol: ERPHP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Philadelphia Fleabane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Snuff of pulverized flowers used to cause sneezing to loosen headcolds.

RECRD: 85616 id: 13791

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