Asteraceae Helianthus annuus L.

Common Sunflower

Dakota - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369

View all documented uses for Helianthus annuus L.

---

Scientific name: Helianthus annuus L.
USDA symbol: HEAN3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of flowers used for chest pains.

RECRD: 87208 id: 16563

---