Asteraceae Prenanthes aspera Michx.

Rough Rattlesnakeroot

Choctaw - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288

View all documented uses for Prenanthes aspera Michx.

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Scientific name: Prenanthes aspera Michx.
USDA symbol: PRAS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rough Rattlesnakeroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Plant used as a 'secernant' (which induces secretion).

RECRD: 92330 id: 29877

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