Boraginaceae Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.

European Stickseed

Ojibwa, South - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201

View all documented uses for Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.

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Scientific name: Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.
USDA symbol: LASQ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: European Stickseed
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa, South
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Roots on hot stones use as an inhalant or snuff of raw root used for headache.

RECRD: 85313 id: 19477

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