Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.

Disc Mayweed

Eskimo, Western - Drug, Adjuvant

Use documented by:
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 39

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Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea DC.
USDA symbol: MADI6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Disc Mayweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Plants added to sweatbath water container to impart fragrance.

RECRD: 89506 id: 22501

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