Asteraceae Madia glomerata Hook.
Mountain Tarweed
Cheyenne - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 22
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Madia glomerata Hook.
Scientific name: Madia glomerata Hook.
USDA symbol: MAGL2 (
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Common names: Mountain Tarweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of stems and leaves taken and used as a steambath for venereal disease.
RECRD: 89370 id: 21775