| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Chippewa Drug, Hunting Medicine Root tendrils smoked with tobacco as a charm to attract game. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of roots taken for failure to menstruate. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of roots taken to cause sweating and reduce a fever. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of roots taken to cause sweating and reduce a fever. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of roots taken to make a woman well after childbirth. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Orthopedic Aid Roots used for facial paralysis. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots taken for teething sickness. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Chewed root applied to tooth for toothache. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of roots taken for teething sickness. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 31 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots taken for colds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of roots taken for fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of roots taken for typhoid. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of roots taken for pneumonia. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Purplestem Aster USDA SYPUP |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of roots taken for consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 463 |