Fabaceae Astragalus purshii var. tinctus M.E. Jones

Woollypod Milkvetch

Kawaiisu - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 15

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Scientific name: Astragalus purshii var. tinctus M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: ASPUT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woollypod 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: 82867 id: 6544

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