Asteraceae Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray

Yellowspine Thistle

Kiowa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 58

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Scientific name: Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray
USDA symbol: CIOC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellowspine Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of blossoms used as wash for sores.

RECRD: 84143 id: 9973

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