Solanaceae Datura stramonium L.

Jimsonweed

Mohegan - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 72, 128

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Scientific name: Datura stramonium L.
USDA symbol: DAST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jimsonweed
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of crushed leaves, considered a 'powerful plant,' applied to cuts.

RECRD: 85002 id: 12114

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