Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh

Whiteflower Machaeranthera

Shoshoni - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 49

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Scientific name: Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
USDA symbol: MACAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whiteflower Machaeranthera
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of scraped roots used as an eyewash.

RECRD: 82816 id: 21719

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