Caryophyllaceae Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.

Widowsfrill

Meskwaki - Drug, Dermatological 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 208

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Scientific name: Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f.
USDA symbol: SIST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Widowsfrill
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of root applied to dry up swellings that discharge pus.

RECRD: 95197 id: 37996

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