Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Bull Thistle

Navajo - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 84

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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: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of plant taken to induce vomiting.

RECRD: 84159 id: 10045

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