Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.

Disc Mayweed

Costanoan - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 27

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Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea DC.
USDA symbol: MADI6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Disc Mayweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Seeds used as salve for infected sores.

RECRD: 89499 id: 22485

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