Asteraceae Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Canadian Thistle

Mohegan - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128

View all documented uses for Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

---

Scientific name: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
USDA symbol: CIAR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Plant used for lung trouble.

RECRD: 84104 id: 9914

---