Asteraceae Heterotheca villosa var. villosa

Hairy Goldenaster

Hopi - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 95

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Scientific name: Heterotheca villosa var. villosa
USDA symbol: HEVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Goldenaster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of leaves and flowers used for chest pain.

RECRD: 83980 id: 17009