Cactaceae Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara

Spinystar

Blackfoot - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67

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Scientific name: Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara
USDA symbol: ESVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spinystar
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Fruit eaten in small amounts for diarrhea.

RECRD: 3681 id: 14396

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