Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common Dandelion
Kiowa - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62
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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: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of young leaves taken by women for menstrual cramps.
RECRD: 95956 id: 39368