| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Infusion taken to calm nerves. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59 |
| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves used for caked breast. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 54 |
| Sonchus arvensis L. Field Sowthistle USDA SOARA2 |
Potawatomi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Hunters sucked the milk from branches to imitate the sound of a fawn nursing, to draw the doe near. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |