Asteraceae Conyza canadensis var. canadensis

Canadian Horseweed

Zuni - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55

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Scientific name: Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
USDA symbol: COCAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Horseweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Crushed flowers inserted in nostrils to cause sneezing, relieving 'rhinitis.'

RECRD: 85557 id: 10627

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