Asteraceae Prenanthes alba L.

White Rattlesnakeroot

Ojibwa - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 365

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Scientific name: Prenanthes alba L.
USDA symbol: PRAL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Rattlesnakeroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Milk of lettuce used, especially in female diseases, as a diuretic.

RECRD: 92325 id: 29872

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