Fabaceae Astragalus canadensis L.

Canadian Milkvetch

Dakota - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365

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Scientific name: Astragalus canadensis L.
USDA symbol: ASCAC6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of roots given to children with fevers.

RECRD: 82832 id: 6465

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