Asteraceae Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P.

Common Leopardbane

Catawba - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 189

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Scientific name: Arnica acaulis (Walt.) B.S.P.
USDA symbol: ARAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Leopardbane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for back pain.

RECRD: 81976 id: 4927

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