Rubiaceae Galium asprellum Michx.
Rough Bedstraw
Choctaw - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
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 287
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Galium asprellum Michx.
Scientific name: Galium asprellum Michx.
USDA symbol: GAAS2 (
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Common names: Rough Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Whole plant used for measles.
RECRD: 86394 id: 15484