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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Scientific name: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
USDA symbol: GAPU3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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

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