Asteraceae Eupatorium maculatum L.

Spotted Joepyeweed

Cherokee - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 41, 42

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Scientific name: Eupatorium maculatum L.
USDA symbol: EUMAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spotted Joepyeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Infusion of root used as a wash 'after becoming sick from odor of corpse.'

RECRD: 85982 id: 14453

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