Asteraceae Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards.

Woman's Tobacco

Meskwaki - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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 210

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Scientific name: Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards.
USDA symbol: ANPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woman's Tobacco
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken after childbirth to prevent sickness.

RECRD: 81335 id: 3618

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