Ranunculaceae Anemone virginiana L.

Tall Thimbleweed

Meskwaki - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 238

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Scientific name: Anemone virginiana L.
USDA symbol: ANVIV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Thimbleweed
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Smoke of seed pod directed up nostril to revive sick and unconscious patient.

RECRD: 81193 id: 3364

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