Asteraceae Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.

Field Thistle

Meskwaki - Drug, Gastrointestinal 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 213

View all documented uses for Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.

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Scientific name: Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: CIDI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken for stomachache.

RECRD: 84110 id: 9935

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