Asteraceae Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) Nesom

Leafy Rayless Aster

Paiute - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 48, 49

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Scientific name: Symphyotrichum frondosum (Nutt.) Nesom
USDA symbol: SYFR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Leafy Rayless Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of dried stems taken as a general blood tonic.

RECRD: 82754 id: 39167