Fabaceae Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely

Largeleaf Wild Indigo

Meskwaki - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228

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Scientific name: Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
USDA symbol: BAALM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Largeleaf Wild Indigo
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Decoction of root used for catarrh.

RECRD: 82999 id: 6971

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