Asteraceae Lactuca sativa L.

Garden Lettuce

Meskwaki - Drug, Gynecological 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: Lactuca sativa L.
USDA symbol: LASA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Garden Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken after childbirth to hasten the flow of milk.

RECRD: 88406 id: 19393

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