Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

Upright Prairie Coneflower

Cheyenne - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 23

View all documented uses for Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

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Scientific name: Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: RACO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Upright Prairie Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Leaves and stems boiled and solution used for rattlesnake bites.

RECRD: 44706 id: 32739

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