Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
Prairie Fleabane
Catawba - Drug, Heart Medicine
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 61
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Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
Scientific name: Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
USDA symbol: ERSTS2 (
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Common names: Prairie Fleabane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for heart troubles.
RECRD: 0 id: 13825