Malvaceae Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum

Levant Cotton

Koasati - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42

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Scientific name: Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum
USDA symbol: GOHIH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Levant Cotton
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken to ease childbirth.

RECRD: 86897 id: 16134

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