Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

Common Buttonbush

Kiowa - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 51

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Scientific name: Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: CEOC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Buttonbush
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for hemorrhages.

RECRD: 83707 id: 8834

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