Asclepiadaceae Asclepias californica Greene

California Milkweed

Kawaiisu - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 13

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Scientific name: Asclepias californica Greene
USDA symbol: ASCAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Dried, powdered plant applied to spider bites.

RECRD: 82569 id: 6079

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