Poaceae Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Big Bluestem

Chippewa - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 348

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Scientific name: Andropogon gerardii Vitman
USDA symbol: ANGE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Bluestem
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Simple or compound decoction of root taken as a diuretic.

RECRD: 81126 id: 3297

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