Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus

Prairie Fleabane

Catawba - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 191

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Scientific name: Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
USDA symbol: ERSTS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Fleabane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for heart troubles.

RECRD: 85643 id: 13824

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