Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Spreading Dogbane
Potawatomi - Drug, Heart Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 38
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Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
USDA symbol: APAN2 (
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Common names: Spreading Dogbane
Family: Apocynaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Decoction of green berries used as a heart medicine.
RECRD: 81427 id: 3768