Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal

Curlycup Gumweed

Cree - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485

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Scientific name: Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
USDA symbol: GRSQS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curlycup Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cree
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Used to prevent childbearing.

RECRD: 5184 id: 16212

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