Plantaginaceae Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
Blackseed Plantain
Menominee - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46, 47
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Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
Scientific name: Plantago rugelii var. asperula Farw.
USDA symbol: PLRUA (
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Common names: Blackseed Plantain
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of specific sides of leaf applied to swellings and other ailments.
RECRD: 91786 id: 28504