Rubiaceae Galium asprellum Michx.

Rough Bedstraw

Choctaw - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287

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Scientific name: Galium asprellum Michx.
USDA symbol: GAAS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rough Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Whole plant used as a diuretic.

RECRD: 86393 id: 15483

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