Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers

Common Dandelion

Papago - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65

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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: Papago
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of blossoms taken for menstrual cramps.

RECRD: 95964 id: 39385

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