Asteraceae Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
Common Boneset
Meskwaki - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 214
View all documented uses for
Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
Scientific name: Eupatorium perfoliatum L.
USDA symbol: EUPEP (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Boneset
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Root used for snakebite.
RECRD: 86020 id: 14516