Asteraceae Arctium minus Bernh.

Lesser Burrdock

Abnaki - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173

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Scientific name: Arctium minus Bernh.
USDA symbol: ARMI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Burrdock
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of leaves applied to the head for headaches.

RECRD: 50432 id: 4267