Asteraceae Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot.

White Snakeroot

Meskwaki - Drug, Diaphoretic

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 214

View all documented uses for Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot.

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Scientific name: Ageratina altissima var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot.
USDA symbol: AGALR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Snakeroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Used as a steaming agent in sweatbath.

RECRD: 86101 id: 1890

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