Apiaceae Eryngium aquaticum L.

Rattlesnakemaster

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 29, 76

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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: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Root used for tapeworms and pinworms.

RECRD: 85875 id: 14241

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