Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

Annual Ragweed

Dakota - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369

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Scientific name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
USDA symbol: AMARA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Annual Ragweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of leaves and plant tops taken for bloody flux.

RECRD: 81018 id: 2850

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