Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.
Disc Mayweed
Diegueno - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 25
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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: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of whole plant taken by women following childbirth.
RECRD: 2485 id: 22491