Apiaceae Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose

Button Eryngo

Seminole - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 304

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Scientific name: Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: ERYUS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Button Eryngo
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Roots eaten as a heart medicine.

RECRD: 62195 id: 14292