Plantaginaceae Plantago aristata Michx.

Largebracted Plantain

Cherokee - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50

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Scientific name: Plantago aristata Michx.
USDA symbol: PLAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Largebracted Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of root taken for dysentery and infusion given to check babies' bowels.

RECRD: 91693 id: 28355

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