Asteraceae Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting
Houma - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 64
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Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Scientific name: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
USDA symbol: GAPU3 (
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Common names: Spoonleaf Purple Everlasting
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of dried plant taken for colds.
RECRD: 86858 id: 15540