Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

Common Dandelion

Iroquois - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 477

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Compound decoction of flowers and leaves taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 95948 id: 39357

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