Asteraceae Acourtia microcephala DC.

Sacapellote

Coahuilla - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78

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Scientific name: Acourtia microcephala DC.
USDA symbol: ACMI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sacapellote
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Coahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of plant taken to produce 'a very quick passage of the bowels.'

RECRD: 91030 id: 1399

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