Fabaceae Pediomelum canescens (Michx.) Rydb.

Buckroot

Seminole - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 285

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Scientific name: Pediomelum canescens (Michx.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PECA25 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Buckroot
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of wet, warm tuberous roots applied for pains.

RECRD: 62154 id: 25695

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