Apiaceae Eryngium aquaticum L.

Rattlesnakemaster

Cherokee - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45

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Scientific name: Eryngium aquaticum L.
USDA symbol: ERAQA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rattlesnakemaster
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of plant taken to cause vomiting for nausea.

RECRD: 85867 id: 14232

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