Asteraceae Gaillardia aristata Pursh
Common Gaillardia
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 84
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Gaillardia aristata Pursh
Scientific name: Gaillardia aristata Pursh
USDA symbol: GAAR (
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Common names: Common Gaillardia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion or decoction of whole plant used as a bath for venereal disease.
RECRD: 12482 id: 15423