Fabaceae Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards.
Prairie Thermopsis
Cheyenne - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
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Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards.
Scientific name: Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards.
USDA symbol: THRH (
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Common names: Prairie Thermopsis
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Dried leaves burned and smoke inhaled for colds.
RECRD: 96146 id: 39826