Cactaceae Opuntia sp.
Prickly Pear
Lakota - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 42
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Opuntia sp.
Scientific name: Opuntia sp.
Common names: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Roots and soapweed roots used by mothers when they cannot give birth.
RECRD: 4855 id: 24831