Asclepiadaceae Asclepias sp.

Milkweed

Cahuilla - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 43

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Scientific name: Asclepias sp.
Common names: Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Gum applied to insect sting pain.

RECRD: 11287 id: 6171