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Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Blackfoot Drug, Antidiarrheal
Plant used for chronic diarrhea.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Blackfoot Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Plant used for childbirth hemorrhage.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient
Taken for 'suppressed menstruation.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Used as a poultice for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive
Used for hemorrhages, spitting of blood and epilepsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Cherokee Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Used for hemorrhages, 'spitting of blood' and epilepsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Cold infusion of root taken and root chewed for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Taken for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Astringent plant boiled, mixed with tallow and used on sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled plant mixed with tallow and used on sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Used as a sudorific.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Diuretic
Used as a diuretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine
Taken for 'dimness of sight.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for gout and infusion taken 'for kidneys.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Houma Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of root taken for 'menstruation troubles.'
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 62
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound infusion of plants used as wash for poison ivy and itch.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plants applied to running sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of whole plant taken to open the lungs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 464
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic
Snuff of powdered florets used for sick headaches.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213214
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Powdered disk florets used as snuff to make one sneeze for cold or catarrh.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Meskwaki Drug, Respiratory Aid
Snuff of powdered florets used to make patient sneeze for catarrh.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213214
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy
Smoke of dried flowers inhaled for headcold.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy
Snuff of pulverized flowers used to cause sneezing to loosen headcolds.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Ojibwa Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of flowers used to break fevers.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 364
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Ojibwa Food, Forage
Plant eaten by deer and cows.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Ojibwa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Disk florets smoked to attract the buck deer. They say that cows and deer eat the blossoms.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 429
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
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Ojibwa Other, Smoke Plant
Plant used in the smoking tobacco or kinnikinnick mixture.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves and blossoms taken for headaches.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 83