Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
Rabbit Tobacco
Rappahannock - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 29
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Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
Scientific name: Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium
USDA symbol: PSOBO (
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Common names: Rabbit Tobacco
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Rappahannock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for chills.
RECRD: 86856 id: 31128