Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.

Disc Mayweed

Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Adjuvant

Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 22, 23

View all documented uses for Matricaria discoidea DC.

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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: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Plant used in the steambath for the pleasant odor.

RECRD: 89505 id: 22498

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