Polygalaceae Polygala alba Nutt.

White Milkwort

Sioux - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18

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Scientific name: Polygala alba Nutt.
USDA symbol: POAL4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Milkwort
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Sioux
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root used for earache.

RECRD: 91891 id: 28749