Asteraceae Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum

Willowleaf Aster

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48

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Scientific name: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
USDA symbol: SYPRP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Willowleaf Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of whole plant used for stomachache.

RECRD: 82807 id: 39194

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