Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.
Disc Mayweed
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 22, 23
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Matricaria discoidea DC.
Scientific name: Matricaria discoidea DC.
USDA symbol: MADI6 (
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Common names: Disc Mayweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of dried seed heads taken for colds.
RECRD: 89507 id: 22499