Liliaceae Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl.

Autumn Onion

Chippewa - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340

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Scientific name: Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl.
USDA symbol: ALST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Autumn Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Sweetened decoction of root taken, especially by children, for colds.

RECRD: 80857 id: 2278

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