Asteraceae Crepis modocensis Greene
Siskiyou Hawksbeard
Shoshoni - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 62
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Crepis modocensis Greene
Scientific name: Crepis modocensis Greene
USDA symbol: CRMOM (
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Common names: Siskiyou Hawksbeard
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Poultice of mashed plant applied to women's caked breasts.
RECRD: 84701 id: 11461