Asteraceae Solidago nemoralis Ait.
Dyersweed Goldenrod
Houma - Drug, Liver Aid
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 66
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Solidago nemoralis Ait.
Scientific name: Solidago nemoralis Ait.
USDA symbol: SONEN (
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Common names: Dyersweed Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken for 'yellow jaundice.'
RECRD: 95529 id: 38435