Asteraceae Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer
Field Pussytoes
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 363
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Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer
Scientific name: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica (Greene) Bayer
USDA symbol: ANHON (
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Common names: Field Pussytoes
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of herb taken after childbirth to purge afterbirth and to heal.
RECRD: 81331 id: 3607