Fabaceae Astragalus pachypus Greene

Thickpod Milkvetch

Kawaiisu - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 14

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Scientific name: Astragalus pachypus Greene
USDA symbol: ASPAP5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thickpod Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for menstrual pains.

RECRD: 82857 id: 6529