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Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
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Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Used as an anodyne and decoction or tincture used for backache and limb pains.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Carminative
Used as a carminative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Root 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 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic
Root 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 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant
Root used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction or tincture taken for colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Root used for dropsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant
Root used as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense Gayfeather
USDA LISPS
Menominee Drug, Heart Medicine
Compound decoction of root used for a 'weak heart.'
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 129