Asteraceae Liatris acidota Engelm. & Gray

Sharp Gayfeather

Koasati - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 62

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Scientific name: Liatris acidota Engelm. & Gray
USDA symbol: LIAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sharp Gayfeather
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism.

RECRD: 88673 id: 20124

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