Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal

Curlycup Gumweed

Shoshoni - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 37

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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: Dried buds used for coughs.

RECRD: 20980 id: 16244

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