Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull Thistle

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 74

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Scientific name: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
USDA symbol: CIVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bull Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of whole plant used as herbal steam for rheumatism.

RECRD: 84153 id: 10037