Apiaceae Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
Button Eryngo
Creek - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Use documented by:
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 655656
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
Scientific name: Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
USDA symbol: ERYUY (
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Common names: Button Eryngo
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Creek
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Plant used with 'deer potato' for rheumatism.
RECRD: 85884 id: 14249