Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Spreading Dogbane

Chippewa - Drug, Anticonvulsive

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336

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Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken or sprinkled on chest for convulsions.

RECRD: 81404 id: 3726

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