Poaceae Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Big Bluestem

Omaha - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 68, 69

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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Decoction of blades of grass taken for 'general debility and languor.'

RECRD: 81129 id: 3302

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