Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal

Curlycup Gumweed

Shoshoni - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 81, 82

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Scientific name: Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
USDA symbol: GRSQS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curlycup Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant said to be a good cough medicine.

RECRD: 86949 id: 16243

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