Asteraceae Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby

Broom Snakeweed

Dakota - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 368

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Scientific name: Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby
USDA symbol: GUSA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broom Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Decoction of flowers given to horses as a laxative.

RECRD: 86972 id: 16277

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