Asteraceae Matricaria discoidea DC.

Disc Mayweed

Eskimo, Western - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 13

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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, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of dried seed heads used 'for either indigestion or a cold.'

RECRD: 89508 id: 22502

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