Asteraceae Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Canadian Thistle

Montagnais - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314

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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: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of plant used for consumption.

RECRD: 84107 id: 9917

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