Asteraceae Helianthus strumosus L.

Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower

Meskwaki - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215

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Scientific name: Helianthus strumosus L.
USDA symbol: HEST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken for lung troubles.

RECRD: 87249 id: 16691

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