Asteraceae Bidens coronata (L.) Britt.

Crowned Beggarticks

Seminole - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 206

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Scientific name: Bidens coronata (L.) Britt.
USDA symbol: BICO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crowned Beggarticks
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for sun sickness: eye disease, headache, high fever and diarrhea.

RECRD: 61759 id: 7346

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