Asteraceae Prenanthes alba L.
White Rattlesnakeroot
Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 365
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Prenanthes alba L.
Scientific name: Prenanthes alba L.
USDA symbol: PRAL2 (
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Common names: White Rattlesnakeroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Milk of plant used as a diuretic for female diseases and root used as a female remedy.
RECRD: 92326 id: 29873