Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L.

Common Milkweed

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357

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Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L.
USDA symbol: ASSY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Root used as a female remedy for unspecified ailment.

RECRD: 82669 id: 6310

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