Asteraceae Silphium perfoliatum L.
Cup Plant
Ponca - Drug, Herbal Steam
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 132
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Silphium perfoliatum L.
Scientific name: Silphium perfoliatum L.
USDA symbol: SIPEP (
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Common names: Cup Plant
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Rootstock used in the vapor bath.
RECRD: 95241 id: 38045