Asteraceae Eupatorium perfoliatum L.

Common Boneset

Penobscot - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311

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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: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.'

RECRD: 86058 id: 14531

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