Asteraceae Tanacetum vulgare L.

Common Tansy

Chippewa - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358

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Scientific name: Tanacetum vulgare L.
USDA symbol: TAVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Tansy
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction of leaf taken, especially by young girls, for 'stoppage of period.'

RECRD: 95903 id: 39299

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