Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Santa Maria Feverfew

Koasati - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 63

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Scientific name: Parthenium hysterophorus L.
USDA symbol: PAHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Santa Maria Feverfew
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for dysentery.

RECRD: 90848 id: 25533

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