Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia

Blacksamson Echinacea

Meskwaki - Drug, Anticonvulsive

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 212

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Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia
USDA symbol: ECANA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Compound containing root used for stomach cramps and fits.

RECRD: 85221 id: 12829

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