Asteraceae Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh

Ragwort Groundsel

Zuni - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 59, 60

View all documented uses for Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh

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Scientific name: Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh
USDA symbol: SESPM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ragwort Groundsel
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Cold infusion of pulverized root rubbed over limbs for 'aching bones.'

RECRD: 95114 id: 37694

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