Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.

Blacksamson Echinacea

Dakota - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 131

View all documented uses for Echinacea angustifolia DC.

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Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia DC.
USDA symbol: ECANA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Plant used in the steambath to 'render the great heat endurable.'

RECRD: 85215 id: 12761

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