Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Spreading Dogbane
Ojibwa - Drug, Throat Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 354355
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Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (
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Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Root eaten for throat trouble.
RECRD: 81425 id: 3762