Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Annual Ragweed
Dakota - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
Scientific name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
USDA symbol: AMARA2 (
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Common names: Annual Ragweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of leaves and plant tops taken for bloody flux.
RECRD: 81018 id: 2850