Asclepiadaceae Asclepias verticillata L.

Whorled Milkweed

Hopi - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 18

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Scientific name: Asclepias verticillata L.
USDA symbol: ASVE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whorled Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of entire plant taken by nursing mother with scanty flow of milk.

RECRD: 82702 id: 6365

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