Asteraceae Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

Delaware - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36

View all documented uses for Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.

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Scientific name: Petasites frigidus var. palmatus (Ait.) Cronq.
USDA symbol: PEFRP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Combined with great mullein, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for lung trouble.

RECRD: 42755 id: 26196

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