Asteraceae Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (Nutt.) Cronq.

Aspen Fleabane

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 50

View all documented uses for Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (Nutt.) Cronq.

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Scientific name: Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (Nutt.) Cronq.
USDA symbol: ERSPM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Aspen Fleabane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Compound decoction of plant used for menstrual pain.

RECRD: 85588 id: 13823

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