Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.
Disc Mayweed
Eskimo, Western - Drug, Adjuvant
Use documented by:
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 39
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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, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Plants added to sweatbath water container to impart fragrance.
RECRD: 89506 id: 22501