Asteraceae Pluchea sp.

Indian Balm

Houma - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 63

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Scientific name: Pluchea sp.
Common names: Indian Balm
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of dried plant taken for fevers.

RECRD: 91857 id: 28657

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