Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta L.

Blackeyed Susan

Potawatomi - Drug, Cold Remedy

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 52, 53

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Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta L.
USDA symbol: RUHIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blackeyed Susan
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of root taken for colds.

RECRD: 94103 id: 35142

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