Asclepiadaceae Asclepias stenophylla Gray

Slimleaf Milkweed

Lakota - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 34

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Scientific name: Asclepias stenophylla Gray
USDA symbol: ASST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slimleaf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Root given to children to increase the appetite.

RECRD: 4802 id: 6257

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