Asteraceae Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.

Western Pearlyeverlasting

Potawatomi - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 49

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Scientific name: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.
USDA symbol: ANMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Pearlyeverlasting
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Flowers smoked in a pipe or smudged on coals to repel evil spirits.

RECRD: 81122 id: 3275

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