Asteraceae Cirsium horridulum Michx.

Yellow Thistle

Houma - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57

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Scientific name: Cirsium horridulum Michx.
USDA symbol: CIHOH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves and root in whiskey taken to clear throat and lungs of phlegm.

RECRD: 84116 id: 9960

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