Asteraceae Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Eastern Purple Coneflower

Choctaw - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 288

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Scientific name: Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench
USDA symbol: ECPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Purple Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Root chewed, saliva swallowed and tincture of root used for cough.

RECRD: 85290 id: 12859

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