Asteraceae Parthenium integrifolium L.

Wild Quinine

Catawba - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 191

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Scientific name: Parthenium integrifolium L.
USDA symbol: PAINI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wild Quinine
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Leaf ash rubbed on horse's sore back.

RECRD: 90851 id: 25536