Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

Common Dandelion

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80

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Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
USDA symbol: TAOFO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Plant used to make a 'laxative-tonic.'

RECRD: 95937 id: 39344

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