Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.
Disc Mayweed
Costanoan - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27
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Matricaria discoidea DC.
Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea DC.
USDA symbol: MADI6 (
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Common names: Disc Mayweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for fever.
RECRD: 89500 id: 22486