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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Asclepias sp.
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