Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Potawatomi - Drug, Kidney Aid

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 38

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Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Decoction of green berries used as a kidney medicine.

RECRD: 81428 id: 3769

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