Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common Dandelion
Iroquois - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 61
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Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
USDA symbol: TAOFO (
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Common names: Common Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of flowers, roots and roots from another plant taken for lower back pain.
RECRD: 50124 id: 39350