Asteraceae Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer

Field Pussytoes

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363

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Scientific name: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer
USDA symbol: ANHON (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Pussytoes
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of herb taken after childbirth to purge afterbirth and to heal.

RECRD: 81331 id: 3607